Ga. Mom Who Fatally Stabbed Her 13-Month-Old Daughter Gets Life in Prison: 'A Wrong That is Just Unfathomable'

Mar. 15, 2025

Four years after the death of 13-month-old Hannah Nicole Driver, her mother,Chloe Alexis Driver, has been sentenced for her murder.

Georgia law states that Chloewould have to serve 30 years of her life sentence before being eligible for parole.

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Chloe Driver mugshot.Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office

Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office

Before announcing the sentencing, McElyea said that the crime was “a heinous offense with evidence that was so graphic and so traumatic that I began to do research on what kind of support and help we could give the jurors who were having to consider it.”

“A parent killing a child is something that just offends us on the deepest level,” she said. “It is a wrong that just is unfathomable. It just cannot be understood and it scares us because it is so contrary to just fundamental moral behavior and what we expect of the bonds between human beings.”

Hannah Nicole Driver.Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office

Chloe addressed her mental health while speaking to the judge on Thursday.

“Though I may not legally meet the definition of insanity as of today, I know in the bottom of my heart that I was because I never would have done what I did had it not been for my decompensation. In the end, we can’t go back and undo the bad no matter how much we want to, but we can learn from it and prevent it from happening again,” she said. “I will continue to seek help for my mental illness because of this.”

On Dec. 8, 2020, theCanton Police Departmentresponded to a Cherokee County, Ga., home where they found Hannah, who later died in the hospital with stab wounds. Chloe, who was described as having “life-threatening injuries” from the incident, was also taken to the hospital.

During Thursday’s sentencing, Chloe expressed remorse for her actions: “I am terribly sorry for many things in my life but most of all for who was lost, and I always will be. Every single day I live with my guilt,” she said.If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.

source: people.com