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Three men sentenced to 158 years each for murders of Australian and US surfers in Mexico

A Mexican judge sentenced three men for the 2024 killings of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad during a surf trip in Baja California.

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  • A Mexican judge sentenced three men to 158 years and nine months in prison each for the murders of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad.
  • The three were convicted last week of homicide, aggravated robbery, robbery with violence and vehicle theft with violence.
  • The victims were killed during a 2024 surf trip in Baja California in what the court heard was an apparent botched robbery of their truck.
  • The court heard the bodies were found dumped down a well with gunshot wounds to their heads.
  • The brothers' parents, Martin and Debra Robinson, travelled to Ensenada for the trial, which began on 7 September.
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Highlights grief of surfers' parents at trial

The Guardian US (Politics): Mexican judge sentences three men to 158 years in prison for murders of Australian and US surfers

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The Guardian US focuses on the victims' families, noting the Robinsons travelled from Australia for the trial and set up a foundation in their sons' names.

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Right: Notes fourth accomplice sentenced to 20 years

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Notes fourth accomplice sentenced to 20 years

Fox News (Politics): Three men get 158 years each for murdering American and Australian surfers, dumping bodies in Mexican well

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Fox News stresses that an accomplice of the ringleader was also convicted and sentenced to 20 years after an abbreviated trial, and that authorities said the killings were carried out to steal the victims' truck tires.

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