As an extradition hearing for the accused in the August 2023 death of a southwestern Ontario restaurateur is set to begin in Scotland, a CBC News investigation has uncovered new information.
New pictures of the three men accused in the killing of Sharif Rahman in Owen Sound emerged after CBC won access to Scottish court files and used information in affidavits supplied by Canadian police to unearth social media profiles.
Until those photos emerged, the only glimpses of those accused in Rahman’s death came from grainy police handout photos.
Those pictures showed two individuals, one in a blue T-shirt, the other wearing orange, running down Owen Sound’s main street, as captured by a security camera. There was also an image of a speeding grey Ford Escape: their getaway vehicle.
Suspects flee following the August 2023 assault in downtown Owen Sound, Ont., that gravely injured Rahman. He died in hospital a week later. (Owen Sound Police Service/CBC)
In December 2024, police announced there had been three arrests — months before, in Edinburgh.
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