CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. — A mother who was found guilty, but mentally ill in the murder of her 13-month-old daughter is set to be sentenced on Thursday morning.
Chloe Alexis Driver, 24, was convicted of malice murder, felony murder, cruelty to children and aggravated assault in the death of baby Hannah Driver.
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The DA’s office says that the verdict means the jury rejected her insanity defense and believes that she is responsible for murdering Hannah Driver. The Georgia Department of Corrections will be responsible for her mental health needs while incarcerated.
Prosecutors say that Chloe Driver was part of a cult. They say that in December 2020, Canton police responded to a home where Chloe Driver and other members of that cult had stopped while traveling from North Carolina to Florida.
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They say that shortly after they got to the home, Chloe Driver grabbed a knife from the kitchen and stabbed her daughter in the neck in an upstairs bedroom. After stabbing the baby, she stabbed herself.
The baby’s father tried to save her, but baby Hannah Driver died of her injuries. She had been stabbed four times.
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