Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei dies, days after boyfriend set her on fire • FRANCE 24 English
Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei died on Thursday, four days after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend in Kenya, in the latest attack on a female athlete in the country. Cheptegei, 33, who competed in the Paris Olympics, suffered burns to more than 75% of her body in Sunday’s attack, Kenyan and Ugandan media reported.
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12 comments
This is horrifying
This is just awful!
Heartbreaking
This is sad and outrageous. Jealousy is a dangerous thing.
That's why I prefer to remain single because if love can hurt like then what else
Can we have subtittles instead?
Stop violence against women.😢
condolences to the family of this young lady I pray to God her two daughters find happiness after this tragic death girls you are going to be athletes like your mom rest in peace mom from montegobay Jamaica
I’m sick over the grief for Ms. Cheptegei. No women are safe until all women are safe.
Christ 🖤💔
Update: The husband died today. The poor kids left with no parents. I uswear people need to think before they act.
Oh Lord I cried Oh Lord I cried🙏🙏🙏🙏😭😭😭😭😭🙏