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Woman Attacked, Robbed In Central Park, Police Say

The perpetrators hit the victim multiple times in the head before running off with her backpack, police said.

(Peter Senzamici/Patch)

CENTRAL PARK, NY — Police are searching for multiple suspects after a woman was attacked and robbed in Central Park on Sunday evening, New York City Police Department officials said.

According to the NYPD, the 32-year-old woman was in Central Park around 9:45 p.m. on East Drive near 90th Street when three people approached her and attacked.

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The woman, Katherine Marroquin, was biking home from work and had stopped to pick up AirPods she had dropped, according to reporting from the New York Post.

The perpetrators hit her multiple times in the head before running off with her backpack, police said.

Medics responded to the scene, but the woman refused medical attention at the scene, police said.

There have been no arrests, and the investigation is ongoing, police said. No description of the suspects has been released.

This is a developing story and may be updated. For questions, email Miranda.Levingston@Patch.com.

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