Three men sentenced to 158 years for surfers’ murders in Mexico
Summary
A Mexican court has sentenced three men to 158 years and nine months in prison each for the 2024 murders of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad. The Guardian reports that the men were found guilty a week earlier of homicide, aggravated robbery, robbery with violence and vehicle theft with violence. The Sydney Morning Herald says the brothers’ parents attended every day of the trial and were present for the guilty verdict; the BBC describes the killings as the result of an apparent botched robbery, and the South China Morning Post says the sentencing ended a lengthy legal process.
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ABC News
Source ↗ABC News reports that three men were each sentenced to 158 years and nine months in prison for the murders of Jake and Callum Robinson and their friend Carter Rhoad.
The Guardian
Source ↗The Guardian reports that the murders occurred during a 2024 surf trip in Baja California and that the men had been found guilty a week earlier of homicide, aggravated robbery, robbery with violence and vehicle theft with violence.
The Sydney Morning Herald
Source ↗The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the Robinson brothers’ parents attended every day of the trial and were present when the men were found guilty last week.
BBC
Source ↗The BBC reports that the three men were jailed for 158 years each and says the surfers were killed on a trip in an apparent botched robbery.
South China Morning Post
Source ↗The South China Morning Post reports that the men received more than 158 years in prison each, bringing a lengthy legal process over the killings to an end.
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