Hawke’s Bay Police have today arrested a second man in relation to the murder of Ariki Rigby in 2022.
The 29-year-old Havelock North man has been charged with being a party to arson.
He is due to appear in Hastings District Court tomorrow, and Police will oppose his bail.
Today’s arrest follows the earlier arrest of a 32-year-old man in Auckland in September.
That man is charged with murder and has been remanded in custody to appear in Napier High Court on 11 October.
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