Mexican judge sentences three men to 158 years in prison for murders of Australian and US surfers
Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, and their American friend Jack Carter Rhoad, were killed while on a surf trip in Baja California in 2024 A…
The Guardian reports: Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, and their American friend Jack Carter Rhoad, were killed while on a surf trip in Baja California in 2024 A Mexican judge has 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.
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