Second charge laid over boy's death

A second charge has been laid against a man arrested during the Waitarere search for Alex Fisher.

However, heavy suppression orders prevent any details of the charge from being made public.

The man, in his 20s, was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a knife in the area police were searching for missing Alex last Tuesday.

The search came to an end on Thursday with the discovery of the 10-year-old boy's body on Waitarere Beach.

The man, who has name suppression, is due to reappear in the Levin District Court this afternoon, where he'll face both charges.