Three Mexicans jailed for 158 years each for killing Australian, US surfers

A Mexican judge sentenced the three men for the 2024 murders a week after they were found guilty.

Members of the prosecution team arrive at the civil court facilities in Ensenada, Mexico, on October 16, 2026, ahead of the sentencing of three men convicted of murdering Australian and American surfers [AFP]

Three Mexican men have been sentenced to more than 158 years in prison each for the murder of two Australian brothers and their American friend during a surf trip on Mexico’s Baja California coast in 2024.

A Mexican judge in the coastal city of Ensenada, in Baja California state, ruled on Friday that Jesus Gerardo Garcia, alias “El Kekas”, Irineo Francisco “N” and Angel Jesus “N” would each serve 158 years and nine months in prison for homicide, robbery with violence and vehicle theft with violence.

The defendants were found guilty a week ago of the murders of Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson, aged 33 and 30, respectively, and their American friend Jack Carter Rhoad, 30.

The case impacted Mexico’s tourism industry by exposing the risks foreigners face when visiting the country.

Previously, the Baja California State Attorney General’s Office requested the “exemplary sentence” of 210 years in prison for each defendant.

Antonio Otanez, president of the Baja California surfers’ association, welcomed the outcome, saying “justice has been served.”

Otanez acknowledged that the killings had caused a “major drop” in tourist visits, particularly by surfers, to the region known for its beautiful beaches.

The Robinson brothers and Rhoad travelled to Mexico in late April 2024 to surf at a beach in Punta San Jose, near the popular tourist city of Ensenada.

The three friends camped on the beach on the night of April 27, 2024. Authorities launched a multi-day search with help from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after the men were missing for several days.

The bodies were found on May 3 in a well more than 15 metres (50 feet) deep, all with gunshot wounds to their heads.

Last week, the brothers’ father, Martin Robinson, said the “guilty verdict is a significant moment in our long and painful journey to seek justice for our beautiful sons, Callum and Jake, and their friend Carter Rhoad, whose lives were so cruelly taken from them in 2024.”

墨西哥一名法官在三名男子被判犯有 2024 年谋杀罪一周后，对他们进行了判刑。

2026年10月16日，检方人员抵达墨西哥恩塞纳达民事法庭，准备对三名被判谋杀澳大利亚和美国冲浪者的男子进行量刑。[法新社]

三名墨西哥男子因在 2024 年墨西哥下加利福尼亚海岸冲浪之旅中谋杀两名澳大利亚兄弟及其美国朋友而被判处每人 158 年以上的监禁。

墨西哥下加利福尼亚州沿海城市恩塞纳达的一名法官周五裁定，赫苏斯·赫拉尔多·加西亚（别名“埃尔·凯卡斯”）、伊里内奥·弗朗西斯科“N”和安赫尔·赫苏斯“N”将因杀人罪、暴力抢劫罪和暴力盗窃车辆罪分别被判处 158​​ 年零 9 个月监禁。

一周前，被告被判犯有谋杀罪，受害者分别是33岁的澳大利亚兄弟卡勒姆·罗宾逊和30岁的杰克·罗宾逊，以及他们30岁的美国朋友杰克·卡特·罗德。

该案件暴露了外国人到墨西哥旅游时面临的风险，对墨西哥旅游业造成了影响。

此前，下加利福尼亚州检察长办公室要求对每名被告判处 210 年监禁的“惩戒性刑罚”。

下加利福尼亚冲浪者协会主席安东尼奥·奥塔内斯对这一结果表示欢迎，称“正义得到了伸张”。

奥塔内兹承认，这些杀戮事件导致该地区游客数量“大幅下降”，尤其是冲浪爱好者，该地区以其美丽的海滩而闻名。

2024 年 4 月下旬，罗宾逊兄弟和罗德前往墨西哥，在恩塞纳达附近著名的旅游城市蓬塔圣何塞的海滩冲浪。

2024 年 4 月 27 日晚，这三位朋友在海滩上露营。几天后，三人失踪，当局在美国联邦调查局 (FBI) 的协助下展开了为期数天的搜寻。

5月3日，人们在一口15米（50英尺）深的井里发现了这些尸体，所有尸体的头部都有枪伤。

上周，兄弟俩的父亲马丁·罗宾逊表示，“有罪判决是我们漫长而痛苦的寻求正义之路上的一个重要时刻，我们为我们英俊的儿子卡勒姆和杰克，以及他们的朋友卡特·罗德伸张正义，他们的生命在2024年被如此残酷地夺走。”