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Three men charged in connection with the killing of a beloved Owen Sound restauranteur have agreed to be extradited from Scotland to stand trial in Canada.
The accused agreed to extradition in Scottish court Monday
Kate Dubinski · CBC News
· Posted: Oct 20, 2025 7:54 AM EDT | Last Updated: 21 minutes ago
Three men charged in connection with the killing of a beloved Owen Sound restaurateur have agreed to be extradited from Scotland to stand trial in Canada.
Robert Evans, 25, faces a charge of manslaughter, while his father, Robert Busby Evans, 47, and his uncle Barry Evans, 54, are charged with being accessories after the fact.
All three men appeared in Edinburgh Shariff Court on Monday morning where they consented to extradition. They verbally acknowledged that their consent is irrevocable and that they'll remain in custody in Scotland until they're sent to Canada to stand trial.
Curry House owner Sharif Rahman died in August 2023 after being punched outside the restaurant when he confronted customers who were skipping out on a bill, police have said.
As each man confirmed his understanding of the consent form, Sheriff Julius Komorowski read a letter from the Canadian authorities aloud.
The letter, dated Oct. 3, 2025, provides an assurance to the accused that should they be convicted in Canada, a recommendation would be made to the sentencing judge that time spent in custody in Scotland would be deducted from any sentence, with no guarantee.
Robert Busby Evans appeared first at 11:30 a.m., clean-shaven and dressed in a dark blue sweater.
His advocate informed the court that Busby Evans was prepared to consent to extradition to Canada. In a process that would be repeated for Busby Evans' son, Robert, and brother Barry, Komorowski requested the consent statement in writing, watched as the defendant signed, then read it aloud and asked him to verbally confirm his understanding.
Robert Evans came next at 11:42 a.m., brought up from holding in a long-sleeved blue shirt. A woman in the gallery wept openly as he signed and submitted his consent. She fled the courtroom sobbing as he was handcuffed and remanded back into custody.
Barry Evans entered the court at 11:51 a.m., in a long-sleeved black shirt.
None of the family members wanted to comment outside of court.
Little had been known about the three men charged until CBC News won access to Scottish court files and used information in affidavits supplied by Canadian police to unearth their social media profiles.
Images of accused uncovered
In December 2024, police announced there had been three arrests — months before, in Edinburgh. But they provided no details beyond the names and ages of the accused — a father, son and uncle — who remain in custody in Scotland, pending the hearing set to begin on Oct. 20 on Canada's request for extradition.
The CBC News investigation uncovered images of the three men by tracing social media profiles and verifying them by geolocating photos, tracing family and friend groups and cross-referencing posted details like birthdays and vacations.
Police allege that Robert Evans Jr. threw the punch that felled Rahman. According to witness statements, the restauranteur's head hit the pavement with a sound likened to a dropped bowling ball.
Barry Evans, his uncle, faces an accessory after the fact charge for reportedly instructing Evans Jr. to "run," then driving him to Collingwood, an hour away.
His father, Robert Evans Sr., who wasn't at the restaurant, has also been charged as an accessory for allegedly buying an airline ticket for his son and arranging for his transport to Toronto's Pearson International Airport.
Police say Evans Jr. departed on a flight to Heathrow airport in the U.K. on Aug 18, 2023, the day after the altercation in Owen Sound. The uncle and another family member, who was at The Curry House but has not been charged, left that same evening on a flight to Glasgow. Evans Sr. followed a few days later, travelling to Manchester.
According to the Scottish court files, Evans Jr. and Sr. entered Canada as visitors in early June 2023, using valid U.K. passports with fake names — Michael and Justin Jones.
They didn't have work visas. But police say the Evans family spent the summer criss-crossing the province, operating a cash-only business called Total Paving.
The documents identify the family as part of the U.K.’s “traveller” community. A number of those tight-knit clans have been flagged by authorities for operating driveway repair scams that span the globe.
The court did not give an extradition date.
Miranda Miller, special to CBC News
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