Three men get 158-year prison terms for killing surfers in Mexico
A Mexican judge gave three men prison terms of about 158 years each for the 2024 killings of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and American Carter Rhoad.
A Mexican judge has given three men prison terms of 158 years each for the 2024 murders of two Australian brothers and their American friend. The victims, Jake and Callum Robinson and Carter Rhoad, were on a surf trip in Baja California. The Guardian reports the exact term is 158 years and nine months for each man.
The men were found guilty a week before the sentencing, according to The Guardian, Al Jazeera and Deutsche Welle. The Guardian lists the charges as homicide, aggravated robbery, robbery with violence and vehicle theft with violence.
BBC News and CBS News say the three were killed during a robbery. BBC calls it an apparent botched robbery, and CBS calls it an attempted one. Fox News reports the sentences were handed down in Ensenada, Baja California, and says the bodies were dumped in a well. No other outlet in these reports mentions the well.
Deutsche Welle says the case drew global condemnation, particularly in Australia, home to two of the victims.
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- The GuardianMexican judge sentences three men to 158 years in prison for murders of Australian and US surfers​Fri, Oct 16, 10:52 PM EDT
- BBC NewsThree men jailed for 158 years each for murdering Australian and US surfers in MexicoFri, Oct 16, 11:11 PM EDT
- Al JazeeraThree Mexicans jailed for 158 years each for killing Australian, US surfersSat, Oct 17, 1:01 AM EDT
- Deutsche WelleMexico sentences killers of US, Australian surfers to 158 years each in prisonSat, Oct 17, 4:19 AM EDT
- CBS NewsKillers of U.S., Australian surf trio sentenced to 158 yearsSat, Oct 17, 8:08 AM EDT
- Fox NewsThree men get 158 years each for murdering American and Australian surfers, dumping bodies in Mexican wellSat, Oct 17, 1:38 PM EDT
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- Fri, Oct 16, 11:25 PM EDT, 2 outlets: Three men get 158-year prison terms for killing surfers in Mexico