Olympic marathon runner dies in hospital days after being ‘set on fire by boyfriend’
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Ugandan marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died after an alleged petrol attack by her former boyfriend at her home in Kenya.
According to local news reports, Cheptegei, 33, had been doused in petrol and set alight by her ex-boyfriend Dickson Ndiema outside her home in the Trans Nzoia County of Kenya.
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A local police report added that Cheptegei had returned home after attending church with her children on Sunday (1 September) when Ndiema confronted her. The couple were said to be arguing over a piece of land when her ex-partner allegedly poured petrol on Cheptegei and set her alight.
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