Boston Blotter: Weymouth Child Killed by Her Cousin

--The 7-year-old allegedly kidnapped and killed by her 20-year-old first cousin has been identified as Joanna Mullin of Weymouth.

The cousin, Ryan Bois, has been described by various sources as addicted to drugs and homeless. But no one thought he would be capable of killing a child. His own mother said, "The drugs and the drinking just ruined him."

Bois allegedly took Mullin from her grandmother's house, and police found a ladder leaning against the window of the bedroom where the child was sleeping. The Herald reports that Bois "begged" the police to kill him before they found Mullin's body. Her body also showed "signs of sexual abuse."

When police hauled Bois into court this morning, he spat at reporters, and one of the reporters hit by the spit had to go to the hospital because Bois has Hepatitis C. All charges alleged and so forth, but given the nature of his alleged crimes, Bois is on the fast track to becoming the most-hated man in New England.
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