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The woman was initially conscious and able to speak with police. (Courtesy Google Maps)

(Courtesy Google Maps)

BATTLE CREEK, MI - A 55-year-old Battle Creek woman who sustained head injuries Monday morning in a domestic dispute has died, and the case has turned into a homicide investigation by the Battle Creek City Police Department.

At 4:30 a.m. Aug. 15, police were called to the 600 block of East Michigan Avenue in Battle Creek on a report of a woman with head injuries reportedly sustained in a domestic dispute with her boyfriend, according to a news release from the department.

Detective Sgt. Troy Gilleylen said the woman was struck on the head with the lid from a kitchen pot after an argument between the two escalated.

Alcohol may have been factor, Gilleylen said.

The woman was conscious and able to tell police what happened; she was transported to Bronson Battle Creek but she took a turn for the worse and died, Gilleylen said.

A 61-year-old man, her companion, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence.

The man's charges have been amended to homicide, police said. They ask that any witnesses or anyone who may have additional information contact 911 Dispatch or Silent Observer.