Man charged with second-degree murder in 2021 death in Cape Breton

A murder charge has been laid in connection to the death of a man on a Cape Breton sidewalk almost two years ago.

Cape Breton Regional Police announced on Friday they had charged 31-year-old Jarrot Bradley Currie of Glace Bay with second-degree murder.

Police say 42-year-old Christopher Allan Reid was found injured on Mitchell Avenue in Dominion, N.S., on the morning of Jan. 31, 2021.

Reid was treated by paramedics at the scene. He died ashort time later.

Police say the arrest follows an investigation by their major crime unitwith assistance from the provincial medical examiner's office.

Few other details were provided in a news release Friday. Police did not immediately respond to an interview request.

An investigation is ongoing. Police say they are treating Reid's death as an isolated incident.

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