A Warren County woman died from beating injuries Monday, and her live-in boyfriend, a convicted drug felon, was charged this morning with her death.

Angela Andrews, 40, 10150 U.S. 61 South, Lot 10, died just after 3:30 p.m. at University Medical Center in Jackson from head trauma, said Warren County Coroner Doug Huskey. Huskey ordered her body sent to the state crime lab for an autopsy.

Arrested was Lorenzo Hull, 41. Hull initially was charged with aggravated domestic violence, but charges were upgraded to murder today when Hull appeared in county court before Judge Johnny Price. Price ordered Hull held in the Warren County Jail without bond, said Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace.

Hull called 911 about 7:30 Monday morning, saying his girlfriend would not wake up, said Pace.

Deputies and EMTs found Andrews unconscious and unresponsive, he said. She was taken to River Region Medical Center and then flown to UMC, he said.

Andrews had been living with Hull for six or seven months, her sister, Carolyn Andrews, said this morning. She said Angela Andrews told her that Hull often beat her, controlled her phone conversations and cursed and verbally abused her.

“When she got with him, I told her, I know his wife, he used to beat her,” Carolyn Andrews said. “But it was like he brainwashed her. She would take up for him.”

Pace would not comment on specifics of Angela Andrews’ injuries, stating investigators are awaiting autopsy results.

“It’s still a part of the investigation as to when (she was beaten), but it’s our belief the injuries occurred sometime during (Sunday) night,” he said. “There is no reason to believe anyone else was present.”

He would not comment on whether any objects were found or believed used in the beating.

Andrews was a disabled veteran of the U.S. Army, said her sister.

“She was a sweet person, a very good person,” said Carolyn Andrews. “She was so open-hearted. She would give people her last dollar if they needed it.”

Angela Andrews was a native of Vicksburg and a graduate of Vicksburg High School. She attended Alcorn State University for two years, taking business courses, before enlisting in the U.S. Army. While in Augusta, Ga., while preparing to go to Iraq as part of Operation Desert Storm, she was in an accident, and subsequently had brain surgery that left her in a coma for a time, said her sister.

“Even the doctors gave up hope, but she came out of that coma fighting,” Carolyn Andrews said.

She had struggled with a drug problem and had served time in prison following a September 2008 jury trial conviction for possession of cocaine. She lived with her sister for a time after her release, said Carolyn Andrews, and the two loved to take photographs, cook and spend time together.

She was a member of Faith Christian Church.

In addition to her sister, Angela Andrews left two sons and a daughter, her father, another sister and a brother.

Hull’s convictions are for sale of cocaine in 1993 and possession of cocaine in 2002, said District Attorney Ricky Smith. Information on his sentencing or time in prison was not avaialable.

Funeral arrangements for Andrews are incomplete with Lakeview Funeral Home in charge.