University of Kentucky cheerleader accused of hiding her dead infant in closet
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A 21-year-old University of Kentucky cheerleader has been arrested after allegedly hiding her dead infant inside a closet. 

The Lexington Police Department arrested Laken Snelling on Sunday after they were “called to an unresponsive infant’s situation at a home on the 400 block of Park Avenue” earlier in the week.

Upon arrival, the officers discovered an infant who was already deceased, according to the police. “The Fayette County Coroner’s Office is responsible for determining the infant’s cause of death.”

Snelling, identified by the Lexington Police Department as the infant’s mother, faces charges of corpse abuse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing an infant’s birth.

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A sign for one of the entrances to the University of Kentucky campus. (Getty Images)

A police document said the “infant was located wrapped in a towel inside of a black trash bag” and was placed in a closet, according to WLEX. 

The station also cited the document as saying that Snelling, during an interview with police, “admitted to giving birth.” 

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Pedestrians walk along Rose Street on the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington, Ky., on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Getty Images)

The Lexington Police Department said its “Special Victims Section is continuing to investigate.”

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