Rebecca Cheptegei, a marathon runner, was attacked in her house in western Trans Nzoia County
A Ugandan athlete living in Kenya was set on fire by her boyfriend and is receiving treatment for 75 per cent burns, police said.
Trans Nzoia police commander Jeremiah ole Kosiom said that Cheptegei’s boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema, bought a can of petrol, poured it on her and set her on fire during a disagreement on Sunday. Cheptegei’s parents said their daughter bought land in Trans Nzoia to be near the county’s many athletic training centres.
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