A student and cheerleader at the University of Kentucky was arrested after her infant’s corpse was discovered in a trash bag inside her closet.

Laken Snelling was taken into custody on Sunday (Aug. 31) on charges of ab*se of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant, the Lexington Police Department (LPD) said in a news release.

On Wednesday, officers were called to a home in the 400 block of Park Avenue for a report of an unresponsive baby in Lexington, Kentucky.

Police said the 21-year-old is the mother of the deceased infant and “admitted to giving birth.”

A University of Kentucky student has been arrested after her infant’s corpse was found inside her closet

Trigger warning: This article contains references to deceased infants.

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