The Ugandan runner represented her nation within the marathon on the latest Paris Olympics
Rebecca Cheptegei has died simply days after being doused with petrol and set on hearth.
The Olympic marathon runner, who completed forty fourth for Uganda simply final month at Paris 2024, was allegedly attacked by her former boyfriend at her residence in Endebess, Western Kenya.
Cheptegei suffered burns to 75% of her physique and she or he was reportedly rescued by neighbours when the incident occurred.
The Ugandan was subsequently taken to Moi Instructing and Referral Hospital in Eldoret and was in crucial situation.
Cheptegei has now sadly succumbed to these accidents and handed away on the age of 33.
Dr Owen Menach, the pinnacle of Moi Instructing and Referral Hospital, instructed native media that the athlete had died in any case her organs failed.
Her father Joseph Cheptegei said that he desires “justice for my daughter” and that he had “by no means seen such an inhumane act in his life”.
Rebecca Cheptegei in Budapest (Getty)
The Ugandan athletics federation added: “We’re deeply saddened to announce the passing of our athlete, Rebecca Cheptegei early this morning who tragically fell sufferer to home violence. As a federation, we condemn such acts and name for justice. Might her soul relaxation in peace.”
Cheptegei’s former boyfriend is in intensive care with burns however is now in a steady situation.
A report filed by an area administrator within the area mentioned that the previous boyfriend had attacked Cheptegei attributable to a disagreement over the land through which her residence was constructed on.
Trans Nzoia County’s police commander Jeremiah ole Kosiom instructed journalists that “the couple have been heard quarrelling outdoors their home” and that “the boyfriend was seen pouring a liquid on the lady earlier than burning her”.
In addition to competing within the marathon on the Paris Olympics and final yr’s World Championships in Budapest., Cheptegei additionally gained gold on the 2022 World Mountain and Path Working Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Agnes Tirop’s memorial (Getty)
She is the newest sufferer in assaults throughout feminine athletes in Kenya.
Again in October 2021 Agnes Tirop, who was a double world 10,000m medallist and a earlier holder of the ladies’s-only world 10km document, was discovered stabbed to dying.
Within the wake of her killing, Tirop’s Angels was based – an organisation based by Kenyan athletes and Tirop’s household – to face in unity in opposition to gender-based violence.
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