Mexico: Three Sentenced to Over 158 Years in Prison for Surfer Murders

A Mexican court has sentenced three men to 158 years and nine months in prison each for the murders of two Australian surfers and their American friend in 2024, The Guardian and the Winnipeg Free Press reported.

The defendants were convicted of homicide, aggravated robbery, robbery with violence, and vehicle theft with violence. The victims—Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad—were killed during a surf trip to the state of Baja California in Mexico.

Further details regarding the enforcement of the sentences have not yet been released.