US EditionBoston Man Held Without Bail After Alleged Chemical-Laced Handkerchief Assault on 14-Year-Old
ROXBURY, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, AUG 4 – Willie Cowart, 69, faces assault and battery charges after attempting to cover a boy's mouth with a chemical-soaked handkerchief, with chemicals found in his vehicle, police said.
- On Monday, Dorchester man Willie Cowart was charged with trying to place an unknown liquid-soaked handkerchief over a 14-year-old boy’s mouth at Dudley and Washington streets in Roxbury.
- While waiting for his brother, the boy reported that an older man in a Hawaiian shirt poured an unknown liquid on a red handkerchief and tried to cover his mouth, later identified as Cowart.
- Investigators found several chemical cleaning agents in Cowart's vehicle, and the boy positively identified him during a show-up, police said.
- The judge released Cowart on personal recognizance and ordered him to stay away from the victim and incident location, with a court hearing scheduled for October 29, 2025.
- Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden described the incident as strange and extremely disturbing, and he was grateful the boy suffered no apparent injuries.
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Man tried to put chemical-laced handkerchief on boy's mouth in "bizarre" assault, D.A. alleges
By Neal J. Riley, Neal J. Riley Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A 69-year-old Boston man is accused of trying to place a chemical-laced handkerchief over the mouth of a 13-year-old boy in what prosecutors are calling a “bizarre” assault. “It’s basically like facing your biggest fear. Like the way the guy was looking too,” the boy told WBZ-TV Monday. “My heart was beating fast and stuff. I was really scared.…
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