Mexican judge sentences three men to 158 years in prison for murders of Australian and US surfers​

<p>Australian ​brothers Jake ​and Callum Robinson, and ​their ‌American friend Carter Rhoad, were killed while on a surf trip in Baja California in 2024</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>A Mexican ⁠judge ⁠has sentenced ​three men to 158 years ⁠and nine months in prison each for ⁠the murder of ​two Australian ‌brothers ‌and their American friend during ‌a 2024 surf trip to the state of Baja California.</p><p>The ‌defendants <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/10/jake-callum-robinson-australian-surfers-carter-rhoad-mexico-murder-guilty-verdict-ntwnfb">were declared guilty a week ​ago</a> of homicide, aggravated robbery, robbery with violence and vehicle theft ⁠with violence, crimes committed against ​Australian ​brothers Jake ​and Callum Robinson, and ​their ‌American friend ​Carter Rhoad.</p> <a href="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">Continue reading...</a>