Three men sentenced to 158 years each for murders of Australian, US surfers in Mexico
A judge sitting in Ensenada, Mexico, has sentenced three Mexican men to 158 years and nine months in prison each for the murders of two Australian brothers and their American friend, who were surfers. AP reported the length of the terms and the date of the sentencing.
The sentences were handed down by the court in Ensenada on Friday, October 16, 2026, after earlier guilty verdicts had established responsibility in the same case. The three defendants had been found guilty on October 9, 2026, of murdering the two Australian men and their American friend, CNN reported. The killings at issue in those guilty verdicts occurred in April 2024, well before the verdict and sentencing in October 2026.
According to reporting on the convictions, the three victims, all described as surfers, were spending time camping and surfing near Punta San Jose at the time they were killed. The two Australian victims were identified as brothers, named as Jake Robinson and Callum Robinson. Reporting on the convictions gave Jake Robinson's age as 30 years old and Callum Robinson's age as 33 years old, according to Reuters.
The American victim was identified as Jack Carter Rhoad, who was also referred to as Carter Rhoad. His age was given as 30 years old. The BBC identified Rhoad and the Robinson brothers by name.
The court imposed the term of 158 years and nine months on each of the three men individually, so each man faces the same stated punishment. The October 9 guilty verdicts, the court's legal findings of responsibility for the three deaths, were followed by the October 16 sentences, the punishments imposed by the court.
