Did a Ga. Mom with Alleged 'Polygamist Cult Lifestyle' Brutally Stab Her Daughter So She Could Be with Husband?

Mar. 15, 2025

A woman is on trial in Georgia in connection with the 2020 fatal stabbing of her 13-month-old daughter, which prosecutors allege in court she carried out to be with her “polygamist cult” husband.

The child’s mother, Chloe Alexis Driver, was also found with “life-threatening injuries” and later charged with several offenses including murder with malice and cruelty to children, per police.

Chloe was arrested after she was discharged from the hospital.

Chloe Driver.Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office

Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office

Prosecutors alleged in opening arguments on Tuesday, Nov. 12, that Chloe was the wife of a “polygamist” and killed her child to be with him. The man faces no charges in connection with the girl’s death.

Chief Assistant District Attorney Katie Gropper said in court that Chloe was part of an “alternative lifestyle” where she was married to a man who also had two other wives.

The “polygamist group,” Gropper alleged in court, had “radical views” and “alternative” healing practices that included “drinking their own urine.”

She accused Chloe of killing Hannah because she wanted to be with the man, who was Hannah’s father.

Explaining the alleged motive, Gropper said, “She wanted to be with him and he was never going to give up his polygamist cult lifestyle that they had adopted.”

Hannah Nicole Driver.Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office

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As the trial proceeded, the court heard gruesome details of the case, such as Hannah’s state when she was brought into the hospital after the attack.

Dr. Carli Blomquist, an emergency room physician who tended to Hannah, told the court the child was “empty of blood” after she was brought in.

The charges against Chloe are: malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and cruelty to children, according to Cherokee County online court records.

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source: people.com