LEXINGTON, Ky. (Scripps News Lexington) — A University of Kentucky student is facing multiple charges after police found her deceased infant wrapped in a towel inside a trash bag in a closet, according to arrest records.

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

Laken Snelling (Fayette County Detention Center via Scripps News Lexington)

Officers were dispatched to a home on Aug. 27 for “a deceased infant being located inside of a closet,” according to the arrest citation. The citation details that the “infant was located wrapped in a towel inside of a black trash bag.”

After being read her Miranda rights, Snelling was interviewed by officers and “admitted to giving birth,” the ci

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