Trio jailed for 158 years each for murdering Australian and US surfers

17 Oct 2026 • 3:50 PM MYT
The Independent
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Trio jailed for 158 years each for murdering Australian and US surfers

  • Three men have been sentenced to over 158 years in prison each for the 2024 murders of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad in Baja California, Mexico.
  • The three tourists were shot dead on 27 April 2024 in a botched robbery targeting their truck while they were camping during a surfing trip near Ensenada.
  • Their bodies were recovered from a clifftop well several days after they were reported missing, with all three victims having suffered gunshot wounds to the head.
  • A Mexican judge ordered the defendants to pay compensation to the victims' families, though the defence team indicated an intention to appeal against the sentence.
  • The victims' families expressed comfort that the perpetrators will be removed from society, while stating that no length of sentence could ever undo their devastating loss.

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