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Laken Snelling was arrested on charges of abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant after her child was allegedly found dead in her closet

Lexington Police confirmed that she was the biological mother of the child

The infant's body was found in a trash bag in her closet

A student and cheerleader at the University of Kentucky was arrested on Saturday, Aug. 30, when her infant's corpse was discovered in her closet, according to police.

Laken Snelling, 21, was arrested Sunday, Aug. 31, on charges of abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant, the Lexington Police Department (LPD) said in a news release .

LPD was called to a home in the 400 block of Park Avenue for a report of

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