Three British men admit killing Canadian restaurant owner over unpaid bill dispute
Three British men accused of being involved in the death of a Canadian restaurant owner have pleaded guilty in a Canadian court.
The men, who are from the same family, were charged by Canadian prosecutors after Sharif Rahman died in Ontario in August 2023.
Robert Evans, 25, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with Mr. Rahman’s death, according to the CBS news outlet.
He will be sentenced on July 10.
His father, Robert Busby Evans (47) and his uncle, Barry Evans (54), confessed to being complicit in the crime and were sentenced to 21 months in prison each.
Robert Evans’ son was accused of attacking Mr. Rahman outside The Curry House restaurant in Owen Sound.
The attack reportedly occurred during a dispute over an unpaid bill from the restaurant, and Mr Rahman died in hospital a week after the incident.
Barry Evans is said to have been aware of this incident and took his nephew 40 miles away to avoid capture.
He is said to have told his nephew to “run, run” before allowing him to get into his car.
Robert Busby Evans allegedly booked his son on a one-way flight from Canada back to England.
It is also said that he was aware that his son had hit someone while doing this.
All three men are believed to be from Manchester, but were extradited from Scotland following hearings at Edinburgh Sheriff Court last October.
At the first hearing, defense agent Sarah Loosemore said Robert Busby Evans decided “it would be appropriate for these matters to be dealt with within the Canadian justice system.”
Sheriff Julius Komorowski confirmed this with him and told him: “I was told that you consented to extradition. This is something you cannot change your mind about, you cannot take this back.”
He added: “There will be no further court hearings, no further appeals.”
The sheriff made similar confirmations with the other two men.
