A Ugandan athlete has been attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend and is being treated for burns on 75% of her body.
A Ugandan athlete living in Kenya was attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend and is receiving treatment for burns on 75% of her body, police said. Rebecca Cheptegei, a distance runner who finished in 44th place in the 2024 Paris Olympics, was attacked in her house in the western Trans Nzoia County.
Ndiema also sustained burn wounds, and the two are receiving specialized treatment at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret city. 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 fire started.
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