Dickson Ndiema, the man accused of fatally burning Rebecca Cheptegei, the Ugandan athlete, has died
Rebecca Cheptegei was alleged set on fire by Dickson Ndiema, her ex-boyfriendAccording to local authorities, Ndiema, an ex-boyfriend of Cheptegei, died on Monday from burns sustained during the attack on his former partner.
The ex-boyfriend was accused of dousing Cheptegei in petrol and setting her ablaze while she was returning to her house from church in western Trans Nzoia County, Nairobi, on September 1. The 33-year-old athlete suffered burns on 80 percent of her body and was being treated at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret City, whereNdiema also suffered burns from the attack and was also admitted to the hospital for treatment. His injuries were initially considered less critical.Cheptegei, who lived in Kenya, representedShe is the third elite sportswoman to be killed in Kenya in the last three years.
In 2021, Agnes Tirop was found stabbed to death at her home in Iten. The husband of the 25-year-old was also named the suspect in the murder. In 2022, Damaris Mutua, another Kenyan-born athlete, was found dead in a house in Iten, and her then-boyfriend was also identified as a suspect.
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