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Three men charged successful transportation with the 2023 decease of Owen Sound, Ont., edifice proprietor Sharif Rahman are warring their extradition from the U.K. The trio's lawyer has raised concerns astir overcrowding and illness outbreaks successful Ontario jails.
Scottish tribunal told Ontario jails endure from overcrowding and disease
Three men facing charges successful the decease of an Owen Sound, Ont., edifice proprietor are warring their extradition from Scotland with claims that Canadian jails are overcrowded and disease-ridden.
Sharif Rahman, 44, was attacked extracurricular of The Curry House edifice successful downtown Owen Sound connected Aug. 17, 2023, aft confronting 3 men astir an unpaid $150 bill. The 44-year-old hubby and begetter of a young miss died a week aboriginal successful a London, Ont., hospital.
Robert Evans, 24, faces a complaint of manslaughter. His father, Robert Busby Evans, 47, and his uncle, Barry Evans, 54, are charged with being accessories aft the fact. All 3 stay successful custody pending extradition proceedings.
At a preliminary proceeding successful Edinburgh Sheriff Court past week, their lawyer claimed that overcrowding and "harsh conditions" successful Ontario provincial jails are "known issues" and should beryllium considered successful the extradition decision.
The lawyer besides raised concerns astir entree to wellness care, citing an outbreak successful March of streptococcal A illness that killed 2 inmates astatine the Maplehurst Correctional Complex successful Milton, Ont.
The tribunal was told that an expert's study connected conditions astatine Canadian correctional institutions has been requested.
Sheriff Julius Komorowski, who presided implicit the hearing, instructed the prosecution to liaise with Ontario authorities to find wherever the 3 men would beryllium held if extradited and to question assurances astir jailhouse conditions.
No family or friends of the accused were contiguous during the proceedings.
The trio are scheduled to instrumentality to tribunal successful precocious April for the decision of the preliminary hearing.
Canadian authorities person provided the nationalist with scant accusation astir the case, refusing to sermon wherefore the accused were successful the country, however and erstwhile they left, oregon details astir the altercation that led to Rahman's death.
In August 2024, astir a twelvemonth aft the incident, constabulary issued a little quality merchandise saying arrests had been made.
It wasn't until Dec. 19 that investigators disclosed the names of the suspects and confirmed that the begetter and lad had been apprehended successful precocious July, and the uncle astatine the extremity of October.
Ontario tribunal documents astir the lawsuit stay sealed.
Questions from CBC News astir the lawsuit person gone unanswered, with the Ministry of the Attorney General, Crown and courts each saying determination is nary "publicly disposable information" to share.
Jonathon Gatehouse tin beryllium contacted via email astatine [email protected], oregon reached via the CBC's digitally encrypted Securedrop strategy astatine https://www.cbc.ca/securedrop/
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jonathon Gatehouse has covered quality and authorities astatine location and abroad, reporting from dozens of countries. He has besides written extensively astir sports, covering 7 Olympic Games and authoring a best-selling publication connected the concern of pro-hockey. He works for CBC's nationalist investigative portion successful Toronto.
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