The first pictures of the ex-boyfriend accused of k!lling Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei have been revealed.
Cheptegei, 33, suffered horrendous burns to 80 per cent of her body in Sunday’s brutal attack that was reportedly carried out by Dickson Ndiema, according to medical officials.
Pictures of ex-boyfriend who k!lled Olympic marathon star Rebecca Cheptegei after dousing her with petrol.
She was rushed to the intensive care unit at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, Kenya, but the facility’s acting director Dr Owen Menach confirmed Cheptegei died late last night after all her organs failed.
Pictures of ex-boyfriend who k!lled Olympic marathon star Rebecca Cheptegei after dousing her with petrol.
The suspect himself is recovering from burn injuries he sustained in the attack.
Cheptegei has two children, aged nine and 11, who are fathered by a different man living in Uganda.
One of Cheptegei’s daughters is said to have witnessed the assault at her mother’s home. She told Kenya’s The Standard: ‘He kicked me while I tried to run to the rescue of my mother.
Pictures of ex-boyfriend who k!lled Olympic marathon star Rebecca Cheptegei after dousing her with petrol.
I immediately cried out for help, attracting a neighbour who tried to extinguish the flames with water, but it was not possible,’ added the girl, who has not been named.
