Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted September 3, 2024 Diamond Member Share Posted September 3, 2024 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Ugandan Olympic athlete set on ***** by her boyfriend, police say – National By Evelyne Musambi The Associated Press Posted September 3, 2024 3:45 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Ugandan athlete living in Kenya was attacked and set on ***** by her boyfriend and is receiving treatment for burns on 75 per cent of her body, police said. Rebecca Cheptegei, a distance runner who finished at the 44th position in the 2024 Paris Olympics, was attacked in her house in the western Trans Nzoia County. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw== Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Trans Nzoia County Police Commander Jeremiah ole Kosiom said Monday that Cheptegei’s boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema, bought a jerrycan of gasoline, poured it on her and set her ablaze during a disagreement Sunday. Ndiema also sustained ***** wounds, and the two are receiving specialized treatment at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret. Cheptegei’s parents said their daughter bought land in Trans Nzoia to be near the county’s many athletic training centres. Story continues below advertisement A report filed by the local chief states that the couple was heard fighting over the land where the house was built before the ***** started. In 2023, Ugandan Olympic runner and steeplechaser This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up . In 2022, Kenyan-born Bahraini athlete Damaris Muthee was found ***** with a postmortem report stating that she was strangled. More on World Related videos © 2024 The ********* Press This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up #Ugandan #Olympic #athlete #set #***** #boyfriend #police #National This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/117179-ugandan-olympic-athlete-set-on-fire-by-her-boyfriend-police-say-%E2%80%93-national/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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