Man beaten by teen mob in front of his young son in SF park

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A mob of juveniles attacked a man in San Francisco on Thursday evening after he told them to stop having a water fight near where his son was playing at a park in the Portola neighborhood, officials said.

The 30-year-old victim was with his young son at the Sululagi M. Paliga Jr. Recreation Center park near the intersection of Felton and Holyoke streets when the violence erupted about 7:15 p.m., according to police.

About 20 juveniles were having a water fight near where the victim’s son was playing, so he approached them to ask them to stop, police said.

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Eight of the youths responded by knocking the man to the ground and punching and kicking him repeatedly, according to police. One of the suspects was later arrested.

The victim, whose name was not released, was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police reported.

Filipa Ioannou is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: fioannou@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @obioannoukenobi