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The 33-year-old athlete was the victim of a heinous attack perpetrated by her Kenyan ex-boyfriend. The assailant, who set Cheptegei ablaze, was also reported to have succumbed to burns he sustained during the same violent episode.
Female athletes and gender activists gathered in Eldoret for a major procession to escort the body of the athlete yesterday. They said that women are still struggling with domestic violence.
According to reports, Rebecca Cheptegei had separated from her ex who had moved on with another girl. However, they still had some property they were sharing and they hadn’t come to an agreement on who to take what.
Rebecca Cheptegei’s father said the ex was obsessed with one of her plots of land. He had said that he would do anything to get it.
As Cheptegei continued to push him away from the land, he also decided to burn her alive. He did but ended up burning himself too during the incident.
It should be noted that Cheptegei’s death drew condemnation from many sources across the world. The Paris Olympic committee paid tribute to the late by naming a building in her honor.
Many world sports leaders condemned this violence and called for governments to act accordingly to prevent it.
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