{"id":805376,"date":"2026-10-17T08:36:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T08:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/805376\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T08:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T08:36:14","slug":"mexican-judge-sentences-three-men-to-158-years-in-prison-for-murders-of-australian-and-us-surfers-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/805376\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexican judge sentences three men to 158 years in prison for murders of Australian and US surfers\u200b | Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Mexican \u2060judge \u2060has sentenced \u200bthree men to 158 years \u2060and nine months in prison each for \u2060the murder of \u200btwo Australian \u200cbrothers \u200cand their American friend during \u200ca 2024 surf trip to the state of Baja California.<\/p>\n

The \u200cdefendants were declared guilty a week \u200bago<\/a> of homicide, aggravated robbery, robbery with violence and vehicle theft \u2060with violence, crimes committed against \u200bAustralian \u200bbrothers Jake \u200band Callum Robinson, and \u200btheir \u200cAmerican friend \u200bCarter Rhoad.<\/p>\n

Rhoad and the Robinsons were shot dead in a suspected robbery while travelling through Mexico<\/a>.<\/p>\n

They were camping in a remote beachside area near the city of Ensenada when they were attacked on 27 April 2024.<\/p>\n

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Their bodies were found days later in a clifftop well with gunshot wounds to the heads.<\/p>\n

Jesus Gerardo \u2013 known as \u201cEl Kekas\u201d \u2013 was accused of leading the attack. His surname has not been disclosed for legal reasons.<\/p>\n

Two other defendants, Irineo Francisco and Angel Jesus, were also found guilty and have been sentenced.<\/p>\n

The families of the victims followed the sentencing hearing via video link.<\/p>\n

Debra and Martin Robinson, parents of Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson, during a news conference outside court after the verdict. Photograph: Karen Castaneda\/AP<\/p>\n

Prosecutors had requested damages of more than $100,000 but the judge ruled against it and said any compensation would have to be pursued through civil proceedings.<\/p>\n

The brothers\u2019 parents, Martin and Debra Robinson, travelled from Australia to the port city of Ensenada for the trial, which began on 7 September.<\/p>\n

They have established a foundation in their sons\u2019 names to carry on their legacy.<\/p>\n

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The Callum and Jake Robinson Foundation aims to \u201chelp people live bigger, shine brighter and love harder in their honour\u201d.<\/p>\n

Callum, the older of the two brothers, moved to the US as a professional lacrosse player and has been remembered for his loving nature and passion for the environment, having been involved in coastal cleanups.<\/p>\n

Jake, a doctor, was set to take up a position at Geelong hospital after returning to Australia.<\/p>\n

He has been remembered for his academic success, his passion for sport, particularly cricket and surfing, and his compassion.<\/p>\n

Baja California is one of Mexico\u2019s most violent states, plagued by organised crime and drug trafficking, although cartel activity does not usually affect tourists. Other foreign visitors have, however, been targeted in criminal attacks on Mexico\u2019s Pacific coast.<\/p>\n

Two Australian surfers, Dean Lucas and Adam Coleman, were killed in 2015 while travelling through the north-western state of Sinaloa. Their bodies were later burned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Mexican \u2060judge \u2060has sentenced \u200bthree men to 158 years \u2060and nine months in prison each for \u2060the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":805377,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[49,50,51,47,52,48],"class_list":["post-805376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=805376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805376\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/805377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=805376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=805376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=805376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}