WorldPublished: 17 October 2026 at 08:33
Three Mexican men jailed for 158 years each over killing of Australian and US surfers
A Mexican judge has sentenced three men to 158 years in prison each for the 2024 murders of Australian and US surfers. The sentence came a week after they were found guilty.
A judge in Mexico has sentenced three Mexican men to 158 years in prison each for the 2024 murders of an Australian and a US surfer.
The sentence was handed down a week after the men were found guilty. The case, which involves the deaths of two foreign nationals in Mexico, has now reached the sentencing stage.
The available information does not say in which Mexican state the trial was held, how the surfers were killed or what the motive was. It also does not name the victims or the convicted men.
