LEXINGTON, Ky. ( WKYT /Gray News) – A college student at the University of Kentucky is facing charges after police say she hid her infant’s body in a trash bag inside a closet.

Laken Snelling, 21, was arrested Sunday and charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant.

The Lexington Police Department says officers received a call for an unresponsive infant on Wednesday, who was later pronounced dead at the scene.

According to an arrest citation, the baby’s body was found in a trash bag inside the closet.

Snelling was identified as the infant’s mother.

Snelling is a student at the University of Kentucky and a member of the Kentucky Stunt team, according to the team’s website.

UK spokesperson Jay Blanton told WKYT that Snelling

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