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Ugandan jock Rebecca Cheptegei is successful a captious information successful a Kenyan hospital, aft allegedly being doused with petrol and acceptable connected occurrence by a erstwhile boyfriend.
The 33-year-old marathon runner, who competed astatine the caller Paris Olympics, had suffered extended burns, the doc treating her said.
She was attacked astatine her location successful occidental Kenya, wherever she had been training.
There are concerns astir the expanding cases of unit against pistillate athletes successful Kenya, immoderate of which person resulted successful death.
Ms Cheptegei is said to person been rescued by neighbours aft the incidental that happened connected Sunday astatine her location successful the tiny municipality of Endebess.
She was returning from religion with her 2 children erstwhile she was targeted.
The alleged attacker besides sustained superior burns, section constabulary main Jeremiah ole Kosiom told journalists.
“The mates were heard quarrelling extracurricular their house. During the altercation, the fellow was seen pouring a liquid connected the pistillate earlier burning her,” Mr Kosiom was quoted arsenic saying.
Ms Cheptegei, from a portion conscionable crossed the borderline successful Uganda, is said to person bought a portion of onshore successful Trans Nzoia region and built a house, to beryllium adjacent Kenya's galore diversion grooming centres.
A study filed by a section head said the 2 had been wrangling implicit the portion of land. Police accidental an probe is nether way.
The 2 are being treated astatine Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital successful Eldoret, the main municipality successful the region.
The hospital's elder manager of objective services Dr Owen Benach told journalists that "a high-profile patient" had been "fully sedated due to the fact that of the grade of the burns". He said the infirmary was well-equipped to woody with the hard concern that some patients were in.
Talking to reporters, Ms Cheptegei's father, Joseph Cheptegei, said that helium prayed "for justness for my daughter".
Ms Cheptegei finished 44th successful the marathon astatine the caller Paris Olympics.
She besides won golden astatine the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships successful Chiang Mai, Thailand, successful 2022.
In April 2022, different pistillate runner, Damaris Mutua, was recovered strangled successful a location with a pillow implicit her look successful the Rift Valley municipality of Iten.
It came months aft record-breaking long-distance runner Agnes Tirop was recovered stabbed to death successful the aforesaid town.
In some cases, their partners person been identified by the authorities arsenic the main suspects.
Ms Tirop's hubby is presently facing execution charges, which helium denies, portion a hunt for Ms Mutua's fellow continues.
Men person besides been targeted.
Last December, different Ugandan athlete, Benjamin Kiplagat was stabbed to death by assailants successful Eldoret.
Additional reporting by the BBC's Celestine Karoney.
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