Mom lied about son's kidnapping to cover up toddler falling out of stroller, police say
Jeymi Guerra Cordova, 23, was charged with making a punishable false written statement. (Nassau County Police Department)
FOX NEWS - 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 mother claimed the man grabbed the child but threw the boy onto the pavement after a brief struggle.
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.