Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being severely burned by her partner over a land dispute

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Ugandan Olympic athlete ***** after being severely burned by her partner over a land dispute

Rebecca Cheptegei, competes at the Discovery 10km road race in Kapchorwa, Uganda Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. A Cheptegei, a Ugandan athlete living in Kenya was set ablaze by her boyfriend on Sunday Sept. 1, 2024 and is currently receiving treatment for 75% burns, police said. (AP Photo)

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ugandan

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athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has ***** at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after sustaining 80% burns on her body due to an

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A spokesperson at the hospital, Owen Menach, confirmed her ****** on Thursday. Cheptegei was receiving treatment at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret city.

Trans Nzoia County Police Commander Jeremiah ole Kosiom said Monday that Cheptegei’s partner, Dickson Ndiema, bought a jerrican of petrol, poured it on her and set her ablaze during a disagreement Sunday. Ndiema was also burned, and was being treated at the same hospital.

Cheptegei’s parents said their daughter bought land in Trans Nzoia to be near the county’s many athletic training centers.

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.

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