Homeless man suspected in assault on 92-year-old woman in SF

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A 92-year-old woman was assaulted in the Bernal Heights neighborhood of San Francisco over the weekend during an altercation with a tent-encampment resident, officials said Monday.

The woman got into an argument around 9:30 a.m. Saturday with two people that escalated into an assault when a man grabbed and twisted her arm near the intersection of 26th and Shotwell streets, according to the San Francisco Police Department.

The woman was not seriously injured, but was taken to a hospital for treatment partially because of her advanced age, according to Officer Robert Rueca, a spokesman for the San Francisco Police Department.

A man suspected in the assault was arrested, but his name was not immediately released.

The altercation happened next to the site of a future homeless navigation center at 1515 South Van Ness Ave. that has drawn ire from some neighbors. The navigation center, which is intended to be temporary, is expected to open in June and remain in operation for six to nine months, San Francisco Supervisor Hillary Ronen has said.

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