LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Court documents are revealing new details about the case involving University of Kentucky student Laken Snelling, who is accused of concealing the birth and death of her newborn child earlier this year.

Snelling, 21, was arrested on Aug. 31 after her baby was found in a closet.

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According to an affidavit, Snelling told UK hospital staff her baby showed “a little fetal movement” and a “whimpe

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