Laken Snelling, a former University of Kentucky cheerleader who was arrested after her newborn son was found dead in a closet at her home, has pleaded guilty to charges related to the infant’s death.
During a Friday hearing, Snelling pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported.
‘I deprived him of oxygen.’
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WKRC-TV reported, “Prosecutors recommended 10 years in prison for first-degree manslaughter and one year for each of the other three charges.”
The judge has discretion to impose the sentences concurrently or consecutively, according to WKRC.
A Fayette County grand jury indicted Snelling in March.
Snelling, 22, pleaded not guilty to all four charges in April.
The Herald-Leader, citing a police citation, reported that
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