The bound body of a 59-year-old disabled man was found in his Harlem apartment Thursday, and cops are looking into whether a home health aide had left him tied up overnight, sources said.
Neighbors found the body of Milton Ortiz at about 9:30 a.m. on the floor of his East 126th Street apartment, according to police sources. His arms and legs had been bound with rope, cops said.
“Neighbors looked in and saw his body slumped on the floor,” said Steven Goldman, who owns a business on the street. “The guy was very nice, very simple. He had no enemies. He was outside every day saying hello to everyone.”
Neighbors said that Ortiz was developmentally disabled and that a home aide and an older brother would look in on him.
Police were investigating whether the aide had left him bound overnight, sources said.
“It’s a very sad thing,” a neighbor said. “Everyone knew Milton and everyone liked Milton.”
Police said foul play was suspected. It was not clear Thursday night whether cops were questioning the home health aide.
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