Bridgewater woman beaten with blunt object while sitting on patio

BRIDGEWATER (WABC) -- Police in New Jersey have released a sketch of a man they say beat a woman as she sat on her patio.

The incident happened around 10 p.m. on May 21 at the home on North Mountain Avenue in Bridgewater.

The woman was at the back of her home when the suspect walked up and starting hitting her with a blunt object.

The victim was treated at the hospital and is expected to be OK.

The suspect is been described as a black male in his early 20s, approximately 6 feet tall with a slender/thin build. He was last seen wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt.

Anyone who recognizes the suspect from the sketch or who has information regarding this crime to contact the Somerset County Crime Stoppers' Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477).