(NewsNation) — Former University of Kentucky cheerleader Laken Snelling claims she fell asleep on top of her newborn baby after giving birth, according to new court documents.

The new court documents, obtained by NewsNation affiliate WDKY, state that Snelling told police she was awake for about 30 minutes after giving birth and then fell alseep on top of the baby, and when she woke up after passing out, she saw the infant “turning blue and purple." She believed the baby had died, telling police she wrapped him "like a burrito" to lie next to him because "it gave her comfort."

Police responded Aug. 27 to Snelling's off-campus apartment, where they found the baby boy’s body in a trash bag. He was reportedly cold to the touch. Investigators determined the infant had been dead for three to f

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