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Three men sentenced for murders of Australian surfers in Mexico
Three men were each sentenced to 158 years and nine months in prison for murders committed in Mexico.
The victims were Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their friend Carter Rhoad.
They were killed while camping during a surfing trip in Baja California, on Mexico’s Pacific coast, in April 2024.
The men were found guilty of aggravated homicide and related offences last week.
Prosecutors said the killings happened during a robbery gone wrong, while the defence argued there was not enough evidence to prove the case.
The sentences have now been handed down.
A Mexican judge sentenced three men to 158 years and nine months in prison each for killing two Australian brothers and their American friend.
The surfers were killed during a trip to Baja California in 2024.
The men had been found guilty the week before the sentencing.
The victims’ bodies were found in a well with gunshot wounds to the head.
The judge also ordered the men to pay compensation to the victims’ families.
- Who
- Three men convicted of the killings; the victims were Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and American Carter Rhoad.
- What
- The men were sentenced to 158 years and nine months in prison each for the murders.
- When
- The sentencing took place on Friday, October 16, 2026.
- Where
- Ensenada, in Mexico’s Baja California state.
- Why
- The surfers were killed in an apparent robbery involving their truck, according to the court and the articles.
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The surfers were reported missing while camping and surfing near Punta San Jose in Baja California.
Their bodies were found at the bottom of a well.
The three men were found guilty, according to the Daily Mail.
A judge sentenced each man to 158 years and nine months in prison.
- Sentence
- 158 years and nine months in prison each
- Defendants
- Jesús Gerardo, Irineo Francisco and Ángel Jesús
- Victims
- Jake Robinson, Callum Robinson and Carter Rhoad
- Location
- Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
- Bodies found
- May 3, 2024, at the bottom of a well
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Three sentenced to 158 years in Mexico for murder of Australian, US surfers
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Three men jailed for 158 years each for murdering Australian and US surfers in Mexico
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Judge in Mexico sentences 3 men to 158 years in prison for killings of Australian, US surfers
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What people are saying
There will never be justice for the loss of a child, but these men will never hurt anyone else again
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