Galesburg Police on Thursday were dispatched to the 600 block of Ohio Avenue for a report of battery. Officers met with a 63-year-old woman whose boyfriend called police after her cell phone was stolen. The woman said the night before, she was sitting in the living room with her 40-year-old son drinking alcohol and he was asking for money. The woman said the next thing she remembered, she was lying on the floor and her son was slamming the front door against her body demanding the money. The woman had bruising on her arms and back, dried blood on her back, and a possible concussion. The woman declined medical treatment. She said her son also took her Samsung cell phone. Officers informed the woman to contact the department when her son returned. The 40-year-old man is facing pending charges of Aggravated Battery to a victim 60 or older, Domestic Battery, and Theft.
Galesburg man facing charges after battering his mother
