Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei tragically passes away following a serious incident involving her boyfriend

A Ugandan athlete, Rebecca Cheptegei, has passed away days after her boyfriend Dickson Ndiema allegedly s3t her on fir£.

Cheptegei, who lived in Kenya, represented Uganda at the 2024 Paris Olympics and finished 44th in the women’s marathon event.

According to local authorities, the 33-year-old was dou§£d in petrol and set abl@ze during a domestic dispute with her boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema, on Sunday, September 2.

Cheptegei s¥ffered burns on 80 percent of her body and was rushed to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret City. While Ndiema was also admitted to the hospital for less critical burn.

The att@ck allegedly stemmed from a disagreement over land ownership, which Cheptegei’s parents claim she had purchased to be closer to the region’s renowned athletic training centers.

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