Rebecca Cheptegei dies after being burned by her accomplice | EUROtoday

Uganda Olympic Committee President Donald Rukare introduced the information about X: “We have learned of the sad passing of our Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei following a violent attack by her boyfriend. May her soul rest in peace and we strongly condemn violence against women. This was a cowardly and senseless act that led to the loss of a great athlete. Her legacy will live on.” The 33-year-old athlete had positioned forty fourth^e place of the marathon of the Paris Olympic Games originally of August.

Burned in entrance of her youngsters

The suspect, recognized as Dickson Ndiema Marangach, in response to a police report consulted by AFP, allegedly entered the house of Rebecca Cheptegei on Monday, September 2, early within the afternoon, whereas she was at church together with her two youngsters, aged 9 and 11. Upon her return, the suspect doused her with gasoline earlier than setting it on fireplace in entrance of her youngsters, in response to the Kenyan every day. The Standard. The suspect additionally suffered burns and stays in hospital.

The investigation remains to be ongoing to find out the explanation for this femicide. According to Rebecca Cheptegei's father, Joseph, it was a dispute over the land on which the marathon runner lived together with her sister and kids. According to a examine by the Kenya Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) revealed in January 2023, 41% of girls in Kenya have skilled bodily violence for the reason that age of 15.