SALIX, Pa.—A west-central Pennsylvania man has been ordered to stand trial in the baseball bat slaying of his estranged girlfriend's son last fall.

Fifty-year-old Gregory Conzo of Summerhill is charged in Cambria County with criminal homicide, aggravated and simple assault and reckless endangerment in the death of 37-year-old Michael Pcola.

Authorities allege that he was arguing with the woman at a Cresson home in November and used an aluminum bat to strike the victim, who died two days later.

The (Johnstown) Tribune-Democrat ( http://bit.ly/VbFzjs) says witnesses testified Wednesday that he was urging the woman to come to court the next day for his sentencing in a previous domestic case.

Under questioning by Conzo's attorney, a police officer said he didn't know where the bat came from, and Pcola was struck once.

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Information from: The Tribune-Democrat, http://www.tribune-democrat.com