{"id":863619,"date":"2026-09-28T14:44:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/863619\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:44:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:44:14","slug":"woman-beaten-to-death-in-central-park-suspect-charged-with-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/863619\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman beaten to death in Central Park; suspect charged with murder"},"content":{"rendered":"

CENTRAL PARK, Manhattan (WABC) — A 63-year-old woman who appeared to be living in Central Park was beaten to death and a suspect has been charged with murder in what authorities say is the park’s first homicide in years.<\/p>\n

Police responded to a 911 call reporting an unconscious person near East Drive and East 74th Street at about 9:43 a.m. Sunday. Officers found the woman unconscious and unresponsive with trauma to the head. EMS pronounced her dead at the scene. Her identity is being withheld pending notification of family members.<\/p>\n

The victim appeared to have been living in the park. She was found barefoot and covered in dirt, and investigators believe she was struck in the head with a stick.<\/p>\n

Police arrested Jonathan Robles, 36, Sunday night and charged him with murder and criminal possession of a weapon. Authorities said Robles is a resident of the Barbour Hotel, a Midtown homeless shelter. He later surrendered to detectives and was being evaluated at a hospital ahead of an expected arraignment.<\/p>\n

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