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  "id": 15117358,
  "title": "Mexican killers of Australian, US surfers sentenced 158 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/mexican-killers-of-australian-us-surfers-sentenced-158-years-15117358",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T03:53:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/17/mexican-killers-of-australian-us-surfers-sentenced-158-years"
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  "account": "Three brothers and a friend were sentenced to over 158 years in prison in Mexico for the 2024 murders of two Australian surfers and an American friend. The victims, Jake and Callum Robinson, aged 30 and 33 respectively, and Carter Rhoad, 30, were camping near Ensenada when they were shot dead in an attempted robbery. Their bodies were found days later in a cliff-top well with gunshot wounds to their heads. The judge ruled the three Mexican defendants acted with premeditation. Prosecutors requested damages, but the judge stated any compensation would need to be pursued through civil proceedings. The families of the victims expressed gratitude that the perpetrators will never hurt anyone else and expressed their pain at the cruelty of the killings. The case drew global condemnation.",
  "summary": "Two Australian surfers and their American friend were shot dead during an attempted robbery while on a surfing trip along Mexico's Pacific coast in 2024.",
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        "title": "Mexican judge sentences three men to 158 years in prison for murders of Australian and US surfers",
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Three Mexicans jailed for 158 years each for killing Australian, US surfers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/three-mexicans-jailed-for-158-years-each-for-killing-australian-us",
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        "title": "158 years each: Men jailed for murdering Australian surfers and US friend in Mexico",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/158-years-each-men-jailed-for-murdering-australian-surfers-and-us",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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