A University of Kentucky student and competitive cheerleader was arrested after the body of an infant she gave birth to was found stuffed inside a garbage bag tossed in a closet, according to authorities and reports.

Laken Snelling, 21, was cuffed Sunday after cops were called about an unresponsive infant at a residence near campus grounds in Lexington, the Lexington Police Department said in a statement.

Officers found the infant “wrapped in a towel inside of a black trash bag,” in a closet, according to a police report obtained by WLWT.

Laken Snelling, 21, was arrested Sunday after cops were called about an unresponsive infant at a residence near campus grounds in Lexington. Fayette County Detention Center

Snelling was confirmed to be the mother of the dead infant. The child was p

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