Three British men from the same family admit to killing restaurant owner in Canada in a row over an unpaid food bill

By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 20:54, 6 June 2026 | Updated: 20:54, 6 June 2026 Three British men accused of involvement in the death of a restaurant owner have pleaded guilty in a Canadian court, it has been reported. The men, who are from the same family, were charged by Canadian prosecutors after the death of Sharif Rahman in Ontario during August 2023. According to news outlet CBS, Robert Evans, 25, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with Mr Rahman's death. He is due to be sentenced on July 10. His father, Robert Busby Evans, 47, and his uncle, Barry Evans, 54, both admitted being an accessory after the fact to commit an indictable offence, and were each sentenced to 21 months in jail. Robert Evans junior was accused of striking Mr Rahman outside The Curry House restaurant in Owen Sound. The assault is said to have taken place in a dispute over an unpaid restaurant bill and Mr Rahman died in hospital a week after the incident. According to news outlet CBS, Robert Evans (pictured), 25, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with Mr Rahman's death His father, Robert Busby Evans (pictured), 47, and his uncle, Barry Evans, 54, both admitted being an accessory after the fact to commit an indictable offence, and were each sentenced to 21 months in jail The men, who are from the same family, were charged by Canadian prosecutors after the death of Sharif Rahman (pictured) in Ontario during August 2023 Barry Evans is said to have been aware of this incident and to have driven his nephew 40 miles away in order to avoid him being apprehended. He is said to have told his nephew to 'run, run' before letting him get in his car. Robert Busby Evans is alleged to have booked his son a one-way flight back to the UK from Canada. He is also said to have been aware that his son had struck someone when he did so. All three men are believed to be from Manchester, but they were extradited from Scotland after hearings in Edinburgh Sheriff Court last October. During the first hearing, defence agent Sarah Loosemore said Robert Busby Evans had decided 'it would be appropriate for these matters to be dealt with under the Canadian justice system'. Flowers left outside the curry house where the dispute happened  The assault is said to have taken place in a dispute over an unpaid restaurant bill and Mr Rahman died in hospital a week after the incident. Pictured: Barry Evans Sheriff Julius Komorowski confirmed this with him, telling him: 'I'm told you've consented to extradition.  'That is something you cannot change your mind about, you cannot take that back.' He added: 'There will be no further court hearings, there will be no appeal.' The sheriff made similar confirmations with the other two men. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.