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Man arrested after allegedly throwing colostomy bag at LGH staff and police

Antonio Santiago faces eight assault charges after throwing a colostomy bag filled with human waste at hospital staff and police, police said.

Summary by Boston Herald
LOWELL — A man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly removing his colostomy bag and hurling it at hospital staff and police officers during a messy confrontation at Lowell General Hospital’s Saints Campus. Antonio Santiago, 45, did not hit anyone when he allegedly threw the bag, but it did splatter human waste inside the emergency room, according to a Lowell Police incident report. As police would later learn, this was not the first time Santiago…

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Boston Herald broke the news in Boston, United States on Sunday, November 2, 2025.
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