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A coroner revealed Wednesday that the reason for dying stays inconclusive for a new child allegedly hidden in a closet by a University of Kentucky student-athlete.
The Fayette County Coroner’s Office in Lexington, Kentucky, stated in an announcement that the post-mortem on the male toddler was accomplished, however the findings had been inconclusive as intensive microscopic analyses are important to find out the trigger and method of dying.
Officers with the Lexington Police Department took the toddler’s mom, Laken Snelling, 21, into custody Sunday after the child was discovered useless wrapped in a towel inside a trash bag, WLEX reported. The trash bag was reportedly positioned inside a closet.
Laken Snelling, 21, allegedly hid her useless new child in a closet. (Getty Photographs/Fayette County Detention Middle)
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Snelling, a senior on the College of Kentucky, is charged with tampering with bodily proof, concealing the delivery of an toddler and abuse of a corpse, in keeping with police.
A college spokesperson confirmed to Fox Information Digital that Snelling is a member of the varsity’s STUNT team, which the athletics division describes as a “head-to-head competitors between two groups that focuses on the technical and athletic points of cheer.”
Police stated she admitted to giving delivery, in keeping with arrest data.
Faculty officers confirmed Laken Snelling was a senior on the College of Kentucky. (Getty Photographs)
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Snelling was launched from jail on a $100,000 bond and positioned on home arrest, in keeping with court docket paperwork.
She pleaded not responsible in court docket on Tuesday, in keeping with a report from KBTX.
The outcomes of the toddler’s post-mortem are inconclusive, in keeping with a Lexington coroner. (Getty Photographs)
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Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn stated he understands the group’s concern, noting the dying “impacts many lives in our neighboring state of Tennessee and in addition to these within the Commonwealth.”
“We’re presently conducting a radical and methodical dying investigation to make sure all information are fastidiously thought-about,” Ginn wrote within the assertion. “Please hold the household and mates in addition to the College of Kentucky mates in your ideas and prayers.”
Ginn added the dying investigation stays open pending take a look at outcomes.
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The Lexington Police Division stated its particular victims part is continuous to research.
Fox Information Digital’s Adam Sabes and Greg Norman contributed to this report.
