Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who police say was set ablaze by her boyfriend over a dispute in Kenya after competing in Paris, has died. She was 33.
An Olympic marathon runner, who police say was set on fire by her boyfriend over a land dispute, died Thursday at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated.
Rebecca Cheptegei was 33.
The Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret confirmed her death. Owen Menach, a spokesperson for the hospital, said she died early in the morning after her organs failed. She was fully sedated once she was admitted to the hospital. She suffered burns on about 80% of her body.
Joseph Cheptegei, Rebecca’s father, was aggrieved while talking to reporters and hoped to get justice.
