# Mexican judge sentences three men to 158 years for murders of Australian and US surfers

https://mins.news/en/item/103998

- The Guardian, 2026-10-17 02:52 UTC
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- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/17/mexican-judge-sentences-three-men-to-158-years-in-prison-for-murders-of-australian-and-us-surfers-ntwnfb

> A Mexican judge sentenced three men to 158 years and nine months in prison each for killing Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad during a 2024 surf trip in Baja California. The defendants were found guilty a week earlier of homicide, aggravated robbery, robbery with violence and vehicle theft with violence.

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