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Second person charged in homicide of Cape Breton man

A second person has been charged in the homicide of a Cape Breton man who went missing in the summer. Adrian Wyld/ The Canadian Press

A second person has been charged in the homicide of a Cape Breton man who has been missing for almost six months.

Cape Breton Regional Police arrested 36-year-old Ryan Joseph Pike on Friday and charged him with second-degree murder and robbery related to the death of 34-year-old Justin MacDonald.

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MacDonald was last seen around 11 p.m. July 7, at an Irving gas station in North Sydney, N.S.

Police said in November that they were treating his disappearance as a homicide.

Earlier this month, police charged 38-year-old Mitchell George McPhee with MacDonald’s manslaughter, as well as robbery and assault.

Police said in a statement late Saturday night that no further details will be released as the investigation continues, and more charges and arrests are pending.

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