Rebecca Cheptegei attack: Ugandan athlete in Kenyan hospital after being doused in petrol
Rebecca Cheptegei attack: Ugandan athlete in Kenyan hospital after being doused in petrol
The 33-year-old distance runner is currently receiving treatment for 75% burns, police say.
Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei is in a critical condition in a Kenyan hospital, after allegedly being doused with petrol and set on fire by a former boyfriend.
The 33-year-old marathon runner, who competed at the recent Paris Olympics, had suffered extensive burns, the doctor treating her said.
She was attacked at her home in western Kenya, where she had been training.
There are concerns about the increasing cases of violence against female athletes in Kenya, some of which have resulted in death.
She was returning from church with her two children when she was targeted.
Attacking her when she's with her kids is particularly evil. Judging from this article, women in Kenya should avoid getting into relationships because men are too psychotic to handle a breakup.
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