SANTA FE SPRINGS >> A Santa Fe Springs social worker who told police she was attacked with a caustic chemical last month made the story up, police said Thursday.
Mary Quinones reported to police that a man and woman had thrown an unknown caustic chemical on her on the afternoon of Aug. 19 outside her workplace at the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services office, 10355 Slusher Drive, Whittier police Officer John Scoggins said.
Few detailed were initially available regarding the alleged attack, officials said. Quinones was treated for burns to her arms.
“The Whittier Police Department conducted a thorough investigation into the facts in this case and determined that the assault did not occur,” police officials said in a written statement. “It was also determined that no other person was responsible for the injuries sustained by Quinones.”
Prosecutors at the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed a misdemeanor count of filing a false police report against Quinones Thursday, Scoggins said.
She had not been arrested prior to the case filing, officials said. An arraignment date was yet to be scheduled.
Quinones age and city of residence were not available Thursday, nor was a motive in the alleged hoax.