LEXINGTON, Ky. — A senior at the University of Kentucky has been arrested in her infant’s death.

The Lexington Police Department arrested 21-year-old Laken Snelling on Sunday.

Snelling is charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant.

According to her arrest citation, officers responded to a home in the 400 block of Park Avenue around 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 27 after the baby was found unresponsive in a closet.

Police discovered infant’s body wrapped in a towel inside a black trash bag, the citation said.

The Fayette County Coroner's Office has not released the infant's cause of death, however police said Snelling was the child's mother.

UK spokesperson Jay Blanton confirmed Snelling is a senior at the school and member of the unive

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