Ugandan long-distance athlete Rebecca Cheptegei died on Thursday at the Moi Referral Hospital in Eldoret after days of battling for her life at the medical facility.
Cheptegei reportedly suffered 80 per cent burns on Sunday after she was doused in petrol by her estranged boyfriend who also sustained burns during the incident.
According to the Trans Nzoia Police Commander Jeremiah Ole Koisiom, the deceased’s boyfriend bought a jerrican of petrol and poured it on her before setting Cheptegei a blaze.Â
The area chief revealed he heard the two fighting over the ownership of a piece of land where their house was built, a situation locals believed led to the tragic incident.
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