Three British men admit killing restaurant owner in Canada after 'unpaid bill' row

Three British men person admitted sidesplitting a edifice proprietor successful Canada.

Robert Evans Jr, 25, pleaded blameworthy connected Friday to the manslaughter of Sharif Rahman, 44, aft a enactment implicit an unpaid edifice measure successful the municipality of Owen Sound successful August 2023.

His begetter Robert Busby Evans, 49, and uncle Barry Evans, 56, pleaded blameworthy to being accessories to the transgression and person been sentenced to clip already served.

The 3 are believed to beryllium from Manchester, but were extradited to Canada from Scotland past year. Evans Jr volition beryllium sentenced adjacent month.

Local constabulary told the BBC the 2 older men person been taken into the custody of the Canadian Border Agency for repatriation.

Rahman, a father-of-one, reportedly died a week aft a carnal altercation with the Evans household successful Owen Sound, astir 118 miles (190km) from Toronto.

The incidental allegedly took spot successful the thoroughfare extracurricular a curry location pursuing an statement implicit an unpaid $150 (£79) bill.

Rahman was recovered successful the thoroughfare by a unit subordinate and aboriginal died successful infirmary successful London, Ontario.

At the clip Canadian media outlets reported the 3 were successful the state connected vacation visas and near a abbreviated clip aft the altercation.

More than a twelvemonth later, Evans Jr and his begetter were arrested by Police Scotland successful Edinburgh portion his uncle was arrested successful Dalkeith.

CBC, a spouse of the BBC, reports the men are each primitively from Manchester.

All 3 men gave their consent to extradition astatine abstracted hearings past October earlier Sheriff Julius Komorowski astatine Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Defence cause Sarah Loosemore said Robert Busby Evans had decided "it would beryllium due for these matters to beryllium dealt with nether the Canadian justness system".

The BBC has besides contacted the Ontario Courts Service and Canadian Border Agency.