Charges have been elevated for a former University of Kentucky student who was arrested in August 2025 after her newborn baby was found dead.
Laken Snelling, 21, was originally charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant. In addition to those charges, Snelling was indicted for first-degree manslaughter on Tuesday after the Kentucky Medical Examiner’s office concluded the baby was born alive, WLKY reported.
The autopsy revealed the the baby was born alive and died due to asphyxia by undetermined means, according to the report…