Rebecca Cheptegei’s boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema, poured petrol on her and set her ablaze during an argument, police said.
A Ugandan athlete living in Kenya was attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend and is receiving treatment for burns on 75% of her body, police said.
Rebecca Cheptegei, a distance runner who finished at the 44th position in the , was attacked in her house in the western Trans Nzoia County. She was in critical condition as of Tuesday, the BBC reported.
Trans Nzoia County Police Commander Jeremiah ole Kosiom said Monday that Cheptegei’s boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema, bought a jerrican of petrol, poured it on her and set her ablaze during an argument Sunday.
“Her condition looks serious with facial burns and bandages”, a MTRH staff member told AFP, requesting anonymity as they were not authorized to speak to the media.
