by The case of the 36-year-old man charged with second-degree murder in the disappearance of Justin MacDonald is now due back in court next month.
Ryan Joseph Pike also faces a charge of robbery.
Pike was arrested in Reserve Mines on Friday and appeared by video link in Sydney Provincial Court today.
He’s now on remand ahead of a plea hearing on January 22nd.
Earlier this month, police arrested Mitchell George McPhee and charged him with manslaughter in connection to MacDonald’s disappearance and what police are now calling a murder.
MacDonald was last seen at the Irving gas station in North Sydney at around 11:00 on the night of July 7th and his vehicle was later found in the Ormond Crescent area of Mira Road.
