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British man jailed over one-punch killing of restaurant owner in Canada

News imageCBC/Shayela Nasrin Sharif Rahman smiling straight at the camera. He is wearing a blue t shirt with the word 'Hurley' in white letters on the front. He has two straps from his backpack over his shoulders. He is standing in front of a tree-lined background with blue sky overhead.CBC/Shayela Nasrin
Sharif Rahman died after a row over an unpaid restaurant bill in August 2023

A man who admitted killing a restaurant owner in a one-punch attack has been jailed for three-and-a-half years after being extradited to Canada from Scotland.

Sharif Rahman died in hospital a week after hitting his head on the pavement following the assault by Robert Evans Jr in August 2023.

The incident was triggered by a row over an unpaid bill.

Evans Jr, who is believed to be from Manchester, was sentenced after admitting manslaughter.

The court in Ontario heard that due to time already, served he will see out the final seven months of his sentence before remaining in custody pending deportation to the UK.

Evans Jr was extradited along with his father, Robert Evans Sr, and his uncle, Barry Evans who admitted being accessories to the crime.

Both men, who are also thought to be from Manchester, were sentenced to time already served in jail and have since been deported.

Rahman, a father of one, died a week after a physical altercation with the Evans family in Owen Sound, about 118 miles (190km) from Toronto.

It was alleged the fight took place in the street outside a curry house following an argument over an unpaid $150 (£79) bill.

News imageGoogle The exterior of a restaurant called the Curry House, a brick building set between two shops.Google
The attack took place outside a restaurant in Owen Sound

Rahman, originally from Bangladesh, was found in the street by a staff member and later died in hospital in London, Ontario.

At the time, Canadian media outlets reported the three were in the country on holiday visas and left a short time after the altercation.

More than a year later, Evans Jr and his father were arrested by Police Scotland in Edinburgh while his uncle was arrested in Dalkeith.