Swedish Tourist Mugged In Central Park, Police Say

CENTRAL PARK, NY — A tourist walking through Central Park late at night was violently mugged Monday, an NYPD spokesman told Patch.

The 36-year-old man from Sweden was walking near the Heckscher Ballfields — located near West Drive and the 65th Street Transverse — just after midnight Monday when he was approached by two men who demanded his money and cellphone, an NYPD spokesman said.

The men punched the tourist several times in the face and took his wallet before running from the scene of the mugging, police said.

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One of the accused muggers, 20-year-old Bronx resident Isaiah Goodson, was arrested shortly after the robbery took place, an NYPD spokesman told Patch. The other suspect is still on the loose, police said.

The tourist was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital with injuries to his face, including a possible broken nose, an NYPD spokesman told Patch.

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