Three U.K. men plead guilty in death of Owen Sound, Ont., restaurant owner - BERITAJA

Three men from the United Kingdom who were extradited to Canada past twelvemonth to look charges aft a deadly confrontation pinch an Ontario edifice proprietor complete an unpaid measure pleaded blameworthy connected Friday.

The men, who are from the aforesaid family, were charged successful the decease of 44-year-old Sharif Rahman, who was assaulted successful August 2023 extracurricular his Owen Sound, Ont., restaurant. Rahman died successful infirmary 1 week later.

Robert Evans was charged pinch manslaughter, while his father, Robert Busby Evans and uncle, Barry Evans, were each charged pinch being an accessory aft the truth to perpetrate an indictable offence.

The 3 men appeared successful an Owen Sound tribunal connected Friday and pleaded blameworthy to their charges.

The youngest Evans addressed the court, apologizing to Rahman’s family and the Owen Sound community.

“This ne'er should person happened. I didn’t mean for him to die,” he said.

“There were truthful galore things I could person done otherwise that day. I deliberation about it each nighttime and I’m sickened by the harm I’ve caused. I believe for Mr. Rahman’s family each day.”

An agreed connection of facts publication successful tribunal said the men came to Canada connected U.K. passports successful 2023, and the younger Robert Evans was pinch a group of group astatine The Curry House edifice the nighttime of Aug. 17 erstwhile location was a conflict pinch Rahman complete an unpaid bill.

Court heard that Rahman confronted the group extracurricular of the edifice and Evans punched him successful the face, causing Rahman to autumn and deed his caput connected the sidewalk. The connection of facts said Rahman suffered a skull fracture and encephalon bleed, and he later died successful a London, Ont., hospital.

It said Evans’ uncle, Barry Evans, drove him distant from the segment and his father, Robert Busby Evans, later bought him a summons to return to the U.K. All 3 of the accused were later arrested successful Scotland and extradited to Canada past December, tribunal heard.

The 25-year-old Robert Evans is owed to beryllium sentenced for manslaughter successful July. In a associated submission, lawyers for Robert Evans Sr., and Barry Evans projected a 21-month condemnation for the 2 men, factoring successful clip already served.

Justice Christopher Chorney ordered their sentences arsenic projected Friday.

“The assistance Barry Evans and Robert Evans Sr. gave to their nephew and son, respectively, to flight from the contiguous area and past the state is very serious,” Chorney said earlier the sentencing.

“The truth that they truthful swiftly near the state reinforces my belief that they were good alert of really superior the offence was moreover though the unfortunate died a week later.”

Chorney said he considered each the factors successful the case, including the effect it has had connected Rahman’s family.

“The solution of this lawsuit provides certainty and finality to each those progressive successful the organization and avoids further anguish to the victim’s family arsenic a consequence of the ongoing ineligible proceedings,” Chorney said Friday.

Chorney added they’ll stay successful custody taxable to ineligible proceedings for their beingness and position successful Canada.