A West Virginia mother is accused of chasing her three children with a knife and threatening to cut their throats, according to police reports.
Sara Daniels, 36, faces three counts of child abuse resulting in injury and strangulation. The charges stem from interviews conducted in May at the Child Advocacy Center in Elkins, where the children, aged 14, 11, and 9, recounted alleged abuse.
According to court documents, the children separately described an incident where Daniels chased her 14-year-old daughter with a knife. The 9-year-old told interviewers their mother yelled, “I’ll cut your brother and sister’s throat if you leave.”
The children also alleged that during a time when Daniels and her boyfriend were using drugs, she rammed her vehicles into each other, nearly hitting the 9-year-old. In a separate incident, Daniels reportedly told her teenage daughter she “wished she would have died” and offered to help her commit suicide.
An interviewer noted a scar on the 11-year-old, which the child said was inflicted when Daniels banged her head against a door.
Daniels was arrested and charged on Friday. She is being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $30,000 cash-only bond. The West Virginia State Police have not yet responded to requests for additional information.