2BRONX, NY – A Bronx man has been indicted on murder and manslaughter charges after prosecutors said he fatally beat his roommate during a violent confrontation inside their Edenwald Houses apartment last month.

Enoch Rosado, 67, is accused of killing Miguel Batiz, 35, with a heavy tool inside their shared apartment on East 229th Drive South on October 22.

Rosado was arraigned Thursday before Bronx Supreme Court Justice Kim Parker on charges of second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He was remanded into custody and is scheduled to return to court on February 18.

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67-year-old Bronx man indicted for killing his 35-year-old roommate.

Victim suffered numerous blunt force injuries inside Edenwald Houses apartment.

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