Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei Dies, Days After Being Set On Fire By Boyfriend

[Music] just a month ago Rebecca chep was at the Paris Olympics competing in the women's marathon for Uganda no one in their Wildest Dreams could have imagined that the longdistance runner would be chared to death by her former partner [Music] in a tragic turn of events 33-year-old chap based in Kenya was attacked by her boyfriend after a disagreement over land who then dowed her in petrol before setting her alive on fire at their home the runner was then admitted to a hospital in the Kenyan drift Valley City as per the medical report she suffered 80% of burns at the time of hospitalization which led to multiple organ failure eventually leading to her death on September 5th the accused her former boyfriend has also suffered 30% Burns and is admitted in the ICU Rebecca chep recently competed at the Paris Olympics in the women's marathon event where she finished at the 44th [Music] position reacting to Rebecca's demise ioc president Thomas pack asserted that her involvement in the games brought her in inspiration pride and joy so it was shocking and deeply saddening to hear about her death and the terrible attack on [Music] her this is not the first case of domestic violence against athletes in Uganda in October 2021 Olympian Runner Agnes theop was found dead in a home with multiple stab wounds to her neck her husband was charged with the crime and that case is still ongoing

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