65-year-old man ‘severely beaten’ in northwest Richland County

A 65-year-old man had severe head injuries after he was beaten early Sunday, according to authorities.

Deputies responded to Palmetto Health Richland around 1:30 a.m. after paramedics brought in a patient with a severe head injury, according to Sgt. Brittany Jackamonis, a spokesperson for the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.

The victim, a 65-year-old man, was taken into surgery Sunday morning, Jackamonis said. His condition was not available.

Jackamonis said the man was “severely beaten in the head with an unknown object” and was found on the 1100 block of St. Andrews Road, just north of Interstate 20 near Broad River Road.

No arrests have been made, and no suspect information was available Sunday.