Laken Snelling is an alleged killer from Tennessee who is believed to be responsible for the death of her newborn
According to police reports officers would go to a home in Lexington Kentucky where they would find the body of a dead newborn. The mother of the newborn, Laken Snelling, who is a student at the University of Kentucky and part of the Kentucky Stunt Team, was taken into custody
Police officers reported the newborn was found in a closet inside of a trash can
Laken Snelling has been charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant. More charges including murder are pending an autopsy
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A college student at the University of Kentucky is facing charges after police say she hid her infant’s body in a trash bag inside a closet.
Laken Snelling, 21, was arrested Sunday and charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant.
The Lexington Police Department says officers received a call for an unresponsive infant on Wednesday, who was later pronounced dead at the scene.
According to an arrest citation, the baby’s body was found in a trash bag inside the closet.
Snelling was identified as the infant’s mother.
Snelling is a student at the University of Kentucky and a member of the Kentucky Stunt team, according to the team’s website.
UK spokesperson Jay Blanton told WKYT that Snelling is a senior and is currently enrolled in classes at the university.
The team’s roster says Snelling is from White Pine, Tennessee
Police say the Fayette County Coroner’s Office is still determining the infant’s cause of death.
Further information was not yet available.
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A Lexington, Kentucky, woman has been arrested after an infant was found dead inside a closet, according to a citation from the Lexington Police Department.
Police said officers were dispatched to the 400 block of Park Avenue last Wednesday for a report of an unresponsive infant.
he citation states that officers found the infant “wrapped in a towel inside of a black trash bag.”
Police said Laken Snelling, 21, has been charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and concealing the birth of an infant.
Police said Snelling is the infant’s mother.
Lexington police said the Fayette County Coroner’s Office will be releasing the infant’s cause of death as the investigation continues.
The University of Kentucky confirmed to NBC affiliate WLEX that Snelling was a member of the STUNT team for the last three seasons and directed other questions to police.
https://www.wlwt.com/article/lexington-kentucky-laken-snelling-uk-infant-death-arrest/65950981
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A college student accused of hiding a dead baby in a trash bag has withdrawn from her university.
According to UK spokesperson Jay Blanton, Laken Snelling has withdrawn from the University of Kentucky.
Snelling was arrested last week after police said they found a baby’s body inside a closet following a call for an unresponsive infant at a home on Park Avenue in Lexington.
According to Lexington police, the infant was wrapped in a towel inside a black trash bag.
The baby was pronounced dead at the scene, and the boy’s mother was later identified as 21-year-old Snelling.
Lexington police said she admitted to giving birth and concealing it by cleaning evidence and hiding everything in a trash bag.
Snelling is facing charges of concealing the birth of an infant, tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse.
She was arrested last weekend and pleaded not guilty during a Tuesday court appearance.
Snelling was a senior at the University of Kentucky and also a member of the school’s stunt team.
Her preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 26.
