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UPDATED Oct 18, 2026 at 5:17 AM ET
Oct 17, 2026 at 2:06 AM ET
Mexican judge sentences three men to 158 years each
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A judge in Ensenada sentenced Jesús Gerardo García, Irineo Francisco “N” and Ángel Jesús “N” to 158 years and nine months in prison each for the 2024 murders of Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson and their American friend Carter Redd Rhoad. The sentences came a week after the men were found guilty and covered murder, robbery with violence and vehicle theft with violence.
WHO: A judge in Ensenada, Mexico
WHAT: sentenced three men to 158 years and nine months in prison each for the murders of three surfers.
WHEN: Oct 16, 2026
WHERE: Ensenada, Mexico
WHY: The men were sentenced for murder, robbery with violence and vehicle theft with violence in connection with the surfers’ 2024 killings.
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