Ugandan Olympic athlete Cheptegei set on fire by her boyfriend, police say

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UPDATE Sept. 5, 2024: Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after 80 per cent of her body was burned in an attack by her partner. She was 33.

Rebecca Cheptegei, a distance runner who finished in the 44th position in the 2024 Paris Olympics, was horrifically attacked in her house in the western Trans Nzoia County.

"He pounced and poured the petrol on her back and lit her up as she was running away," her father, Joseph Cheptegei said.

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

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My heart goes out to Ms. Cheptegei and her family. She will be in my prayers. ❤️🌻🌹🌺 edited for punctuation.

metaltwister
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Praying for fast recovery. This is terrifying!

everglowblink
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Thinking of this lady and her family and friends and sending strength.

natscat
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OMG. He was jealous of her achievements. God please watch over her. 💕

govegan
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This is horrible. I hope this poor lady is able to recover.

leannecanty
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Oh, my God. How sad, it's unbelievable.

myrtillesm
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Omg 😢😢praying she’ll be ok omg what a monster he is to do that

Joemamarickroll
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Praying for her recovery. Just horrible

sbarney
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This makes me so angry. A needless death. So cruel.

ShaLmarie
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Rest in peace Rebecca
My condolences to her family and friends 🙏

janomesteve
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Oh Africa, the birthplace of civilization... has no civilization left.

CantHandleThisCanYa
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Horrific and these people are coming here. Lovely. Should be charged with attempted femicide. Enough!

mellie
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May she rest in eternal peace! My heart goes out to her family.

babuabush
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What that also says is that Democracy sho😂uld not be an option in Uganda, if anyone can help it. There is no way anyone can be seen as civilized after this. As long as people have a right to do anything they want, and then show up to a courtroom possibly with nothing to lose, only a rare Conservative or even possibly a Dictator could save them from themselves. What did the rest of these people do while this was happening ? That's everyone s business. There's no way they should all have gotten involved, and in time enough to take control of the situation. That's what Civil is. Not t taking an action is also an action that one way or the other has consequences. Condolences

molubasupuwood
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soon the boyfriend will be welcomed in canada without any questions.

randyprince
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What an awesome country with great socitial standards. Thank god we let them migrate

MikeHawkPEN
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Maybe BLM should go over and protest all the violent crimes like this one, oh wait no she wasn’t a criminal resisting arrest

michaelhill
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Tragic, yes... Our prayers should be with her...

But this story provides no significant details so what's the point of it?

I know... make a complex story very simple so that the generalizations have a propaganda effect.

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