Three sentenced to 158 years in Mexico for murder of Australian, US surfers
The judge also ordered restitution to the victims’ families after finding the men acted with premeditation in a botched robbery.
- On Friday, a court in Ensenada, Mexico, sentenced three men to 158 years and nine months in prison each for murdering Australian brothers Jake Robinson, a doctor, and Callum Robinson, a lacrosse player, and their American friend Carter Rhoad.
- The victims disappeared on April 27, 2024, while camping in Baja California, where prosecutors successfully argued they were killed during a robbery that went awry after begging for mercy.
- Judge Raul Hernandez Arellano ruled the crimes were premeditated, imposing 135 years for aggravated homicide, 13 years for vehicle robbery, and 10 years and nine months for aggravated robbery.
- Parents Debra Robinson and Martin Robinson attended the trial daily, stating the verdict represents "an important step towards justice and accountability" for their sons.
- The defense team indicated an intention to appeal the sentences, while the case has drawn international attention to risks facing tourists in Mexico's remote coastal regions.
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In Mexico, three men have been sentenced to more than 158 years in prison for the murder of surfers, accused of killing the men from Australia and the United States in a robbery on the Pacific coast.
The men were charged with murder against two Australians and an American who were on a camping and surfing vacation in Mexico.
Three men jailed for 158 years each for murdering Australian and US surfers in Mexico
MEXICO CITY - A Mexican judge has sentenced three men convicted of murdering Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their US friend Carter Rhoad to 158 years and nine months in jail each.
El Kekas gets 158 years. He and two accomplices will die in a Mexican prison for the surfer murders.
A Mexican judge sentenced El Kekas and two co-defendants to 158 years each for the 2024 murders of Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson and Jack Carter Rhoad.
Two brothers from Australia and their friend from the USA make a surf holiday in Mexico when they disappear without a trace. After several days they are found dead - with gunshot wounds on their heads. A court sentenced the three murderers of the young surfers to very long prison terms.
Mexico Sentences Three To 158 Years For Murder of Australian, US Surfers
The victims, Jake Robinson, 33, Callum Robinson, 30, and Jack Carter Rhoad, 30, were camping and surfing near Punta San Jose in Baja California when they disappeared in late April. After a days-long search involving the FBI, their bodies were discovered in a well on May 3. All three had gunshot wounds to the head,… Continue reading Mexico Sentences Three To 158 Years For Murder of Australian, US Surfers
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