A world-champion runner who raced at the Olympics last month is in a critical condition after allegedly being doused with petrol and set on fire by an ex-boyfriend.
Rebecca Cheptegei suffered burns to more than 75 per cent of her body following an attack at her home, according to police.
Her alleged attacker also sustained serious burns in the incident in western Kenya, local police chief Jeremiah ole Kosiom told journalists.
“The couple were heard quarrelling outside their house. During the altercation, the boyfriend was seen pouring a liquid on the woman before burning her,” Kosiom was quoted as saying.
Cheptegei, 33, was said to have been rescued by neighbours at her home in the small town of Endebess before she and her attacker were taken to Moi Referral Hospital in Eldoret, the main town in the region.
Horrible. I don’t even have words for this kind of depraved and disgusting behaviour by this so called man. Hoping for some good news for her and her loved ones ❤️
Jfc. That is truly horrific.
Awful. Hope she survives and recovers. Probably has her whole life changed now.
How anyone can do this to another living being is beyond me.
That’s horrific. Is that even survivable?
As a man… wtf is wrong with men?
He also sustained serious burns. Good.
This is terrible beyond my conception, what the hell is wrong with people
He needs to be treated with more petrol and a match.
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***Telegraph Sport reports:***
A world-champion runner who raced at the Olympics last month is in a critical condition after allegedly being doused with petrol and set on fire by an ex-boyfriend.
Rebecca Cheptegei suffered burns to more than 75 per cent of her body following an attack at her home, according to police.
Her alleged attacker also sustained serious burns in the incident in western Kenya, local police chief Jeremiah ole Kosiom told journalists.
“The couple were heard quarrelling outside their house. During the altercation, the boyfriend was seen pouring a liquid on the woman before burning her,” Kosiom was quoted as saying.
Cheptegei, 33, was said to have been rescued by neighbours at her home in the small town of Endebess before she and her attacker were taken to Moi Referral Hospital in Eldoret, the main town in the region.
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Horrible. I don’t even have words for this kind of depraved and disgusting behaviour by this so called man. Hoping for some good news for her and her loved ones ❤️
Jfc. That is truly horrific.
Awful. Hope she survives and recovers. Probably has her whole life changed now.
How anyone can do this to another living being is beyond me.
That’s horrific. Is that even survivable?
As a man… wtf is wrong with men?
He also sustained serious burns. Good.
This is terrible beyond my conception, what the hell is wrong with people
He needs to be treated with more petrol and a match.
Extremely distressing news.