Laken Snelling, 21, is accused of giving birth to a baby boy and hiding his body in a trash bag in her closet
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- Competitive cheerleader Laken Snelling, 21, was arrested and charged with abuse of a corpse and concealing the birth of an infant after her newborn was allegedly found dead in her closet
- The University of Kentucky senior has been placed on house arrest at her parents’ home in Tennessee
- The coroner was unable to determine from an initial autopsy the cause and manner of death for “Infant Snelling,” according to the Fayette County Coroner’s office
University of Kentucky senior Laken Snelling has dreamt about getting married, buying a house and having children, according to social media posts she has shared online.
But now, a TikTok video the 21-year-old competitive cheerleader apparently posted on June 25 has taken on new meaning as she stands accused of hiding her dead newborn in her closet.
Snelling was arrested on Sunday, Aug. 31, after her newborn was found in the closet, “wrapped in a towel inside of a black trash bag,” according to the arrest citation reviewed by PEOPLE…