Rebecca Cheptegei, who represented Uganda at the Paris 2024 Olympics and finished 44th, has died. The hospital announced that she had died after three days in intensive care. Her vital organs failed to recover.
Cheptegei was burnt to death by her partner earlier this week. She was admitted to hospital with burns covering 75% of her body. Her partner, Dixon Endima Marang, was also injured in the fire and remains in hospital.
The hospital director said: “We have unfortunately lost her after all her organs failed last night.” He added that a full report would be released later. According to investigators, Cheptegei was attacked after returning from church with her children. Her partner allegedly doused her with petrol and set her on fire.
Neighbours rescued the couple and took them to hospital. Cheptegei’s father, Mazi Joseph Cheptegei, explained that the two had previously separated, lived separately and were just friends. According to him, they quarreled over some land in Andabas, where the incident took place. “They were just friends and I wonder why he wanted to take things that belonged to my daughter,” said Mazi Cheptegei.
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