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Ramon Antonio Vargas

University of Kentucky athlete charged after dead infant found hidden in closet

a sign on a building reads 'university of Kentucky'
The University of Kentucky in Lexington. Photograph: benedek/Getty Images/iStockphoto

A University of Kentucky athlete allegedly placed her dead infant inside a trash bag later found in a closet while trying to hide the baby’s birth, leading to her being jailed, according to local authorities and media reporting.

Laken Ashlee Snelling, 21, faces charges of corpse abuse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant after her arrest on Sunday, police in Lexington, Kentucky, said in a statement.

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