At least two hammer attacks reported within two days

The incident was at least the second reported hammer attack in the city within two days. The incident was at least the second reported hammer attack in the city within two days. Photo: Bill Hutchinson Photo: Bill Hutchinson Image 1 of / 43 Caption Close At least two hammer attacks reported within two days 1 / 43 Back to Gallery

San Francisco (BCN)

A 41-year-old man was taken to the hospital Thursday after he was struck with a hammer in San Francisco's Tenderloin district, police said.

The attack occurred on Market Street around noon and the man's injuries were not life-threatening, according to police.

The incident was at least the second reported hammer attack in the city within two days.

On Wednesday, an attack by a man with a hammer left a woman with life-threatening injuries in Hayes Valley, police said.

The Wednesday attack was reported at 3:42 a.m. in the 1700 block of Market Street, where the 23-year-old woman was trying to help a man suffering from a medical problem, according to police.

A separate man, a 21-year-old whose identity has not been released, then got into an argument with the woman and then allegedly attacked her with a hammer, police said.

The woman and the man she was trying to help were both taken to a hospital. The suspect was arrested by police.