HEMPSTEAD, NY – A 23-year-old Nassau woman told police a dramatic story about a man jumping in front of her child's stroller, grabbing the 1-year-old and then throwing the toddler to the ground earlier this week, but now Nassau Police say the story was all made up.

Cordova told police that a man tried to kidnap her toddler on Fulton Avenue around 7:15 p.m. Tuesday. She claimed she struggled with the man and he threw the toddler to the ground, causing scrapes on his face and a large cut on his forehead, police said.

But when Third Squad detectives re-interviewed Cordova, she admitted that she had fabricated the story to cover up the fact that her son was unrestrained in his stroller and fell out, police said.

The child was taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation and treatment.

