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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>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.<\/p>\n

Rebecca Cheptegei, a distance runner who finished at the 44th position at the 2024 Paris Olympics, was attacked in her house in the western Trans Nzoia County.<\/p>\n

Trans Nzoia County Police Commander Jeremiah ole Kosiom said Monday that Cheptegei\u2019s boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema, bought a jerrican of petrol, poured it on her and set her ablaze during a disagreement Sunday. Ndiema also sustained burn wounds, and the two are receiving specialized treatment at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret city.<\/p>\n

Cheptegei\u2019s parents said their daughter bought land in Trans Nzoia to be near the county\u2019s many athletic training centers.<\/p>\n

A report filed by the local chief states the couple was heard fighting over the land where the house was built before the fire started.<\/p>\n

In 2023, Ugandan Olympic runner and steeplechaser Benjamin Kiplagat was found dead with stab wounds. In 2022, Kenyan-born Bahraini athlete Damaris Muthee was found dead. A postmortem report said she was strangled.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Rwanda Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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