Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei dies after petrol attack

Olympic jock Rebecca Cheptegei has died days aft being doused successful petrol and acceptable connected occurrence by a erstwhile boyfriend, Ugandan authoritative says.

The 33-year-old Ugandan marathon runner, who competed successful Paris, had suffered extended burns aft Sunday's attack, the doc treating her had said.

The authorities successful north-west Kenya, wherever Cheptegei lived and trained, said she was targeted aft returning location from church.

A study filed by a section head alleged the jock and her ex-partner had been wrangling implicit a portion of land. Police accidental an probe is nether way.

There are concerns astir the expanding cases of unit against pistillate athletes successful Kenya, respective of which person resulted successful death.

"We are profoundly saddened to denote the passing of our athlete, Rebecca Cheptegei aboriginal this greeting who tragically fell unfortunate to home violence. As a federation, we condemn specified acts and telephone for justice. May her psyche remainder In Peace," Uganda's athletics federation said successful a station connected X.

The household is yet to corroborate her decease but Dr Owen Menach, the caput of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital successful Eldoret, wherever she had been admitted, told section media that the jock had died aft each her organs failed.

Cheptegei's erstwhile fellow was besides admitted to the infirmary - but with little terrible burns.

Talking to reporters, earlier successful the week her father, Joseph Cheptegei, said that helium prayed "for justness for my daughter", adding that helium had ne'er seen specified an inhumane enactment successful his life.

Her decease comes 2 years aft the killings of chap East African athletes Agnes Tirop and Damaris Mutua, with their partners identified arsenic the main suspects successful some cases by the authorities.

Tirop's hubby is presently facing execution charges, which helium denies, portion a hunt for Mutua's fellow continues.

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