Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died days after being doused in petrol and set on fire by a former boyfriend. The 33-year-old Ugandan marathon runner, who competed in the recent Paris Olympics, had suffered extensive burns after Sunday’s attack. The authorities in north-west Kenya, where Cheptegei lived and trained, said she was targeted after returning home from church with her two daughters. … A report filed by a local administrator alleged the athlete and her ex-partner had been wrangling over a piece of land. Police say an investigation is under way. … Cheptegei’s former boyfriend was also admitted to the hospital in Eldoret — but with less severe burns. He is still in intensive care but his condition was ‘improving and stable,’ Moi hospital’s Dr Owen Menach said.” (09/05/24)