Court documents reveal that Laken Snelling, a 21-year-old, is accused of concealing a dead infant in a closet.
New revelations have emerged about Snelling, especially following her unexpected arrival at the hospital shortly after giving birth.
It’s reported that she was questioned by police regarding the alleged concealment of the evidence after her arrest.
Authorities noted that Snelling indicated the baby had shown “a little fetal movement” at birth. In comments to staff at the University of Kentucky Labor and Delivery Unit, she suggested she believed the baby was alive upon delivery, according to available court records.
The infant appeared to be full-term when discovered.
Snelling, who was involved with her university’s stunt team, allegedly took photographs during the birth but later deleted them in an effort to conceal the event.
Instead of being honest about giving birth, she told her roommate that she had fainted in the middle of the night.
Just hours after the delivery, she was arrested at an off-campus residence following a call from her roommates. They had grown suspicious due to noises in the night and later found the body after going to class.
According to her statement, she gave birth around 4 AM on August 27, claiming the baby fell to the floor and she didn’t think he was alive.
Snelling suggested that the baby had died “falling on him.”
She claimed that when she woke up, she saw the baby turning blue and purple.
Under the circumstances, she recounted that she “wrapped the baby like a burrito and lay next to it,” seeking to provide a bit of comfort.
By her account, she then wrapped the infant’s body in a towel before placing it into a garbage bag.
Roommates confronted her about the noises, but she maintained that she was unwell and had visited the doctor.
No one knew of her pregnancy at the time, though her roommate suspected something was being hidden.
After this, she left for class but instead ended up in a car ordering food from McDonald’s, later returning home to find police waiting for her.
Snelling has pleaded not guilty to charges related to corpse abuse, tampering with evidence, and concealing the birth.
Since the incident, she has withdrawn from schools in Lexington and is no longer part of the stunt team.
