-UPDATE #6- OWEN SOUND POLICE AND OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE: Three Accused Returned to Canada
-UPDATE #6- OWEN SOUND POLICE AND OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE
Three Accused Returned to Canada
(OWEN SOUND, ON) - Three individuals have been extradited to Canada to face charges stemming from a homicide investigation conducted by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Owen Sound Police Service (OSPS).
On Thursday, August 17, 2023, at approximately 9:20 pm, Sharifur Rahman, 44 years old of Owen Sound, was assaulted on 2nd Avenue East. He later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased on Thursday, August 24, 2023. As part of the investigation, police determined the suspects had fled the country, leading the OPP and OSPS to work with international partners to coordinate overseas arrests.
On Tuesday, July 30, 2024, Police Scotland arrested 24-year-old Robert EVANS and 47-year-old Robert Busby EVANS in Edinburgh, Scotland. On Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 54-year-old Barry EVANS was arrested by Police Scotland in Dalkeith, Scotland.
Following the extradition process, on Thursday, December 11, 2025, OPP and OSPS investigators escorted the three accused from the United Kingdom (UK) to Ontario. Assistance was provided by UK law enforcement members from the National Extradition Unit of the National Crime Agency and Police Scotland.
The three accused remain in custody and are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound on Friday, December 12, 2025.