A 69-year-old Boston man, Willie Cowart, is accused of trying to attack a 14-year-old boy with a chemical-laced handkerchief. Cowart allegedly tried to place the handkerchief soaked with an unknown liquid over the boy’s mouth while at a street corner.
According to a release issued by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, the incident occurred on Monday, July 28. At around 12:21 p.m., Boston and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority police responded to an assault and battery call at the corner of Dudley and Washington streets in the municipality of Roxbury.
Police officers were met by the victim, a 14-year-old boy who told them he was waiting for his brother to pick him up at the corner when he was allegedly attacked. As per the DA’s office, Cowart, while wearing a Hawaiian shirt, approached the 14-year-old, poured an unknown liquid on a handkerchief, and attempted to place it over the teen’s mouth…