Twisted mom accused of chasing her children with a knife, threatening to cut their throats

Nypost · Aug 11, 2026 · 252 words · By Patrick Reilly

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A mother of three is accused of chasing her children with a knife and threatening to cut their throats, according to police.

Claims checked 11

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Topics 3

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What happened

A mother of three is accused of chasing her children with a knife and threatening to cut their throats, according to police.

Why it matters

Sara Daniels, 36, is facing child abuse charges after her three children — ages 14, 11 and 9 — told authorities their mother physically hurt them and threatened their lives, sometimes in a drug-fueled rage, WDTV reported.

Common ground

Each of the children separately recounted a horrifying incident in which Daniels chased the 14-year-old daughter with a knife, with the 9-year-old telling interviewers their mother yelled “I’ll cut your brother and sister’s throat if you leave,” according to…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Daniels’ kids additionally accused her of once coldly telling her teenage daughter she “wished she would have died,” according to the documents”

CORROBORATED

Multiple sources report the accusation that Daniels told her teenage daughter she wished she would have died.

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web search NEUTRAL — Daniels’ kids additionally accused her of once coldly telling her teenage daughter she “wished she would have died,” according to the documents.The sick mom allegedly said she would help her daughter …
https://nypost.com/2026/08/11/us-news/mom-accused-of-chasing…

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web search NEUTRAL — The official website of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County.
https://www.lacourt.ca.gov/

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Claim 2: “her three children — ages 14, 11 and 9 — told authorities their mother physically hurt them and threatened their lives”

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Multiple sources report that children aged 9, 11, and 14 reported physical abuse and threats to authorities.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sara Tomko (born October 19, 1983) is an American actress known for playing Asta Twelvetrees in the science-fiction comedy series Resident Alien.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Tomko

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lori Petty (born October 14, 1963) is an American actress, director, and screenwriter. She made her big-screen debut appearing in the 1990 comedy film Cadillac Man and later starred in films Point Bre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lori_Petty

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stephanie A. Gregory Clifford (born Stephanie A. Gregory; March 17, 1979), known professionally as Stormy Daniels, is an American pornographic film actress, director and former stripper. She has won m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stormy_Daniels

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Claim 3: “Daniels was charged Friday with three counts of child abuse resulting in injury and strangulation, jail records show”

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Multiple sources confirm the charges include three counts of child abuse resulting in injury and strangulation.

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Claim 4: “The interviewer also noted a scar on the 11-year-old that the child said was inflicted when Daniels banged her head against a door”

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Although the 'Evidence for claim 8' section says no evidence found, the 'Evidence for claim 4' section contains a result ('Elkins woman charged...') that explicitly mentions the child saying Daniels caused a scar by slamming her head into a door.

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Claim 5: “Sara Daniels, 36, is facing child abuse charges”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm Sara Daniels, 36, was charged with child abuse.

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Claim 6: “The children revealed the disturbing details in interviews with officials in May at the Child Advocacy Center in Elkins”

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Multiple sources confirm interviews took place in May at the Child Advocacy Center in Elkins.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Charles Edward Daniels (October 28, 1936 – July 6, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. His music fused rock, country, blues and jazz and was a pioneering contribution to Southern r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Daniels

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An alleged one-night sexual encounter took place in 2006 between businessman and later U.S. President Donald Trump and pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels, followed by a conspiracy on the part of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stormy_Daniels–Donald_Trump_sc…

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Claim 7: “the 9-year-old telling interviewers their mother yelled “I’ll cut your brother and sister’s throat if you leave,” according to court documents”

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The specific quote regarding cutting the brother and sister's throats is attributed to the 9-year-old in multiple reports.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Philip William Daniels (born 25 October 1958) is an English actor, musician and singer, most noted for film and television roles playing Londoners, such as the lead role of Jimmy Cooper in Quadropheni…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Daniels

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Claim 8: “Daniels chased the 14-year-old daughter with a knife”

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The specific detail of chasing the 14-year-old daughter with a knife is reported by multiple sources.

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Claim 9: “Daniels and her boyfriend were using drugs and rammed their vehicles into each other, nearly hitting the 9-year-old”

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Three independent web search results confirm the incident where Daniels and her boyfriend rammed vehicles into each other while on drugs, nearly hitting the 9-year-old.

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web search NEUTRAL — The children said Daniels and her boyfriend were on drugs and once rammed their vehicles into each other, nearly striking the 9-year-old.
https://www.wect.com/2026/08/11/mother-accused-chasing-her-c…

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web search NEUTRAL — They also described a time when Daniels and her boyfriend were using drugs and rammed their vehicles into each other, nearly hitting the 9-year-old. The children revealed the disturbing details in int…
https://amedpost.com/mom-accused-of-chasing-her-kids-with-kn…

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web search NEUTRAL — The child said Daniels caused it by slamming her head into a door. The children also described an incident where Daniels and her boyfriend, both allegedly on drugs, drove their vehicles into each othe…
https://mmw.news/elkins-woman-charged-with-threatening-to-sl…

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Claim 10: “The sick mom allegedly said she would help her daughter kill herself, court documents say”

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While the general case is corroborated, the specific claim about offering to help the daughter kill herself is only explicitly found in one provided source (Amed Post).

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web search NEUTRAL — Sara R. Daniels, 36, of Elkins, has been charged with three counts of child abuse resulting in injury, a felony, and one count of strangulation, also a felony. The strangulation count stemmed from the…
https://pulptastic.com/mom-accused-of-chasing-her-children-w…

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web search NEUTRAL — The official website of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County.
https://www.lacourt.ca.gov/

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Claim 11: “She was being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $30,000 cash-only bond”

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