Former University of Kentucky cheerleader Laken Snelling is sentenced to 10 years in prison for the death of her newborn son. Multiple outlets report that Snelling previously pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and was sentenced after her case was heard in court.
Outlets describe the case as involving the concealment of the baby’s body. One account states the infant was found after being hidden in a closet, while another says the body was found stuffed in a trash bag. In court, Snelling reportedly told the judge she “deprived him of oxygen” after the baby arrived unexpectedly, and the emotional circumstances surrounding her guilty plea were mentioned in reporting. The overall coverage aligns on the sentence length and the guilty plea, while differing on some details about how the body was discovered and where it was concealed.
