Woman, 81, hospitalized after SF Muni bus mugging

People crowd on a packed Muni bus in San Francisco. On Monday evening an 81-year-old woman was shoved off a bus during a mugging in the city’s Bayview. People crowd on a packed Muni bus in San Francisco. On Monday evening an 81-year-old woman was shoved off a bus during a mugging in the city’s Bayview. Photo: The Chronicle / / Photo: The Chronicle / / Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Woman, 81, hospitalized after SF Muni bus mugging 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

An 81-year-old woman was hospitalized after she was shoved to the ground by a purse snatcher while getting off a Muni bus in San Francisco, police said Tuesday.

The victim was getting off a bus at Third Street and Paul Avenue in the city’s Bayview neighborhood around 9 p.m. Monday when a man pushed her from behind, police said.

The woman went tumbling to the ground, and her assailant ripped her purse away and fled, police said.

The victim, whose name was not released, was taken to a hospital where she was in stable condition, police said.

Police were still trying to identify the attacker Tuesday.

Evan Sernoffsky is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: esernoffsky@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @EvanSernoffsky