Man robbed and stabbed in Fairmount Park

A 32-year-old man was robbed and stabbed Saturday morning near his home in the city's Fairmount Park section, just blocks from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, authorities said.

The victim, who was not identified by police, was walking in the 2700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue about 4:35 a.m. when a man came up behind him and pressed an object into his back, saying it was a gun. The robber forced the victim into woods behind a nearby playground where they struggled.

The victim was repeatedly slashed with a knife, police said. The struggle ended when the assailant was startled by a car horn.

The attacker ran away with the victim's iPhone, credit card, and $20, authorities said. The victim was treated at Hahnemann University Hospital for cuts to his arms, legs, chest, and back. Anyone with information should call Central Detectives at 215-686-3093. - Mike Newall