The man arrested in connection to an assault in Sydney Mines June 14^th now faces a charge of Second Degree Murder.

Tyler Anthony MacNeil, 31 of Georges River, was remanded to the Cape Breton Correctional Centre after investigation by the Cape Breton Regional Police Major Crime Unit, with assistance from Forensic Identification officers and the Medical Examiner’s Office.

While the investigation is ongoing, police continue to treat this as an isolated incident.