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Woman Beaten to Death in New York City's Central Park; Suspect Charged with Murder

Police say Jonathan Robles was charged after a 63-year-old woman was found dead with head trauma and body injuries in a Central Park gazebo.

  • On Sunday, September 27, police arrested 36-year-old Jonathan Robles and charged him with murder after a 63-year-old woman was found dead in Central Park that morning.
  • Officers responded to a 911 call at 9:43 a.m. Sunday near East Drive and East 74th Street, discovering an unidentified woman with head trauma inside a park gazebo; police believe she had been living in the park.
  • Police initially reported the victim suffered stab wounds but later retracted that claim, clarifying that Robles allegedly beat her with a wooden stick; the suspect was treated for a hand injury after his arrest.
  • Robles resides at the Barbour Hotel homeless shelter in Hell's Kitchen and faces charges of murder and criminal possession of a weapon, with his arraignment pending in Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday.
  • This killing marks the first homicide of the year in Central Park, which saw no murders last year; investigators continue working to determine a motive while withholding the victim's name pending family notification.
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Woman beaten to death in New York City's Central Park; suspect charged with murder

A dead body was found in New York City's Central Park. Jonathan Robles has been charged with murder in a woman's NYC death.

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