A New York mother was arrested after she lied about her son being kidnapped to hide that the 1-year-old child was injured because he was unrestrained in his stroller and fell out, police said. Jeymi Guerra Cordova, 23, was charged Saturday with making a punishable false written statement, Newsday reported. The mother first contacted police saying she was pushing her 1-year-old son in a stroller when a man with a thin build jumped in front them in West Hempstead just after 7:15 p.m. Tuesday. The child suffered scrapes on his face and a “large contusion on his forehead.” The would-be kidnapper then fled the scene, police said in an initial statement on Friday. She is due back in court on Jan. 31.

Source: Fox News January 20, 2019 15:11 UTC