Rebecca Cheptegei, a distance runner who finished in 44th place at the 2024 Paris Olympics, was attacked in her home.
Rebecca Cheptegei , competes at the Discovery 10-km road race in Kapchorwa, Uganda Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. A Cheptegei, a Uganda n athlete living in Kenya was set ablaze by her boyfriend on Sunday Sept. 1, 2024 and is currently receiving treatment for 75 per cent burns, police said.athlete living in Kenya was attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend and is receiving treatment for burns on 75 per cent of her body, police said.
Trans Nzoia County Police Commander Jeremiah ole Kosiom said Monday that Cheptegei’s boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema, bought a jerrycan of gasoline, poured it on her and set her ablaze during a disagreement Sunday. Ndiema also sustained burn wounds, and the two are receiving specialized treatment at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret.
Cheptegei’s parents said their daughter bought land in Trans Nzoia to be near the county’s many athletic training centres.A report filed by the local chief states that the couple was heard fighting over the land where the house was built before the fire started.Russian airstrike kills 41, injures 180 in Ukrainian city, says ZelenskyyNew Titanic images show ship’s iconic railing is broken, plus more artifactsVenezuela’s arrest warrant for opposition leader condemned by U.S.
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