Three men sentenced to 158 years each for killing surfers in Mexico

Prison sentence for each man

158 years

A judge in Ensenada sentenced three men to 158 years and nine months each for murdering Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad. They were convicted of homicide, violent robbery and violent vehicle theft.

The three surfers were killed in April 2024 while camping on a beach at Punta San Jose, near Ensenada, in what the court heard was an apparent botched robbery of their truck. Their bodies were found on May 3 in a well, with gunshot wounds to their heads.

"Justice has been served."

— Antonio Otanez, Baja California surfers' association

Prosecutors had asked for 210 years for each man. The girlfriend of the alleged ringleader was sentenced to 20 years last November after admitting a role in the robbery.