A 21-year-old University of Kentucky student is accused of hiding her dead newborn in a towel and a trash bag in a closet, police said.

The Lexington Police Department said they responded to the 400 block of Park Avenue on Aug. 27 around 10:30 a.m. to reports of an unresponsive infant found in a closet, Fox56 reported .

Police ended up arresting the child’s mother, Laken Snelling, on Sunday. She is facing charges for abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant, according to the report.

Snelling allegedly admitted to police that she gave birth to the child and then tried to hide the birth, court documents detail.

Investigators said Snelling allegedly wrapped the baby in a towel and placed the child in a black trash bag, along with cleanin

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