By The Guardian
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The family of a Ugandan athlete who died in Kenya after allegedly being set on fire by her former boyfriend has called for justice and legal action against the culprit.
“I have a lot of grief because I’ve lost my daughter. I seek your help so that this person who has killed my daughter can be prosecuted,” Joseph Cheptegei, the father of Rebecca Cheptegei, told reporters at the hospital where she died.
Cheptegei, a long-distance runner who took part in the 2024 Paris Olympics, was in intensive care after her former boyfriend, Dickson Marangach, allegedly doused a jerrycan of petrol on her in her house in western Kenya and set her on fire, causing more than 80% burns. The incident happened on Sunday afternoon in Endebess town, Trans-Nzoia county, police said. READ MORE…
