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Mexico sentences three surfers’ killers to 158 years in prison

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Three men convicted of murdering two Australian brothers and their American friend have each been sentenced to 158 years and nine months in prison in Mexico. The victims were killed in 2024 during a robbery gone wrong on a Baja California beach, according to the media reporting the court decision.

A Mexican judge sentenced three men convicted of murdering Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad to 158 years and nine months in prison each, MyJoyOnline reports.

The three victims were killed in 2024 on a remote beach on the Baja California peninsula during an alleged attempt to steal their vehicle on a surfing trip. The guilty verdict was handed down the previous week, according to MyJoyOnline.

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