LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A University of Kentucky athlete has been arrested in connection with the death of an infant in Lexington.

Police say officers responded around 10 a.m. last Wednesday to a residence on Park Avenue for a report of an unresponsive infant. The child was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to investigators, 21-year-old Laken Snelling, the infant’s mother, was arrested Sunday. She is charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant. Snelling is currently being held at the Fayette County Detention Center.

UK Athletics confirmed Snelling is a senior and a member of the school’s stunt team.

The case remains under investigation by the Lexington Police Department’s Special Victims Section.

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