LEXINGTON, Ky. (WDKY) — Laken Snelling, the 21-year-old mother accused of hiding her dead infant in a closet in late August, has withdrawn from the University of Kentucky and the college's STUNT team.

A spokesperson for UK confirmed her withdrawal to News 2's sister station, WDKY, on Friday, Sept. 5. Snelling had been a senior at the university.

On Aug. 27, officers with the Lexington Police Department were dispatched to Snelling's apartment on Park Avenue, where they reportedly found a black trash bag with the baby boy's body

An initial investigation into the infant's death left more questions than answers with an inconclusive result from the Fayette County Coroner's Office.

“Unless it’s something like a trauma or a medical issue that was already present, it’s very difficult to tell,”

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