New details are emerging in the case of a former University of Kentucky cheerleader whose baby was found dead in a trash bag in her closet .

Laken Snelling, 21, was arrested on Aug. 31, four days after the deceased newborn was discovered in the student’s off-campus apartment and 911 was called.

Snelling allegedly gave birth to a boy that fell onto her bedroom floor, according to the arrest affidavit obtained by WLEX .

The university senior told authorities that she was awake for about 30 minutes before she passed out.

When she awoke, the baby was “turning blue and purple,” leading her to believe he was dead, the affidavit states.

She told investigators that she then wrapped the baby up “like a burrito and laid it on the floor next to her because it gave her a little comfort in t

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