ARDEN HEIGHTS, Staten Island (WABC) -- Authorities say a Staten Island woman made up a story about a random acid attack.
The woman had said she was approached by a female stranger asking for a cigarette and money at the intersection of Carleton Boulevard and Woodrow Road in the Arden Heights section who grabbed her and sprayed her with an unknown caustic substance.
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But after police spoke with the 52-year-old woman, she admitted to making up the entire story
There is no longer a police investigation.
The woman burned herself, authorities said.
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She is being treated at Staten Island University Hospital North.
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