Mexican judge gives three men 158 years in Australian, US surfers' murders​

People walk outside the Baja California Palace of Justice where authorities are holding the trial of three men accused of murdering Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson and their U.S. friend, Jack Carter Rhoad, who were killed during a surfing trip in April 2024, in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, September 9, 2026. REUTERS/Enrique Botello/File Photo

MEXICO CITY, ⁠Oct 16 (Reuters) - A ⁠Mexican judge on Friday ‌sentenced three men to 158 years and nine months ​in prison each ⁠for the ⁠killings of two Australian brothers ⁠and ‌their American friend during ⁠a 2024 surf trip to ​the ‌state of Baja California, ⁠a judicial ​source said.

The defendantswere declared guilty a week ⁠ago of homicide, ​aggravated robbery, robbery with violence and vehicle theft ⁠with violence, crimes committed against Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, ​and their ⁠American friend Jack Carter ​Rhoad.

(Reporting by Lizbeth ‌Díaz, Writing by ​Raúl Cortés, Editing by Iñigo Alexander)