A Ugandan athlete living in Kenya was attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend and is receiving treatment for burns on 75% of her body, police said.
Rebecca Cheptegei, a distance runner who finished at the 44th position in the 2024 Paris Olympics, was attacked in her house in the western Trans Nzoia County.
Trans Nzoia County Police Commander Jeremiah ole Kosiom said Monday that Cheptegei’s boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema, bought a jerrican of petrol, poured it on her and set her ablaze during a disagreement Sunday. Ndiema also sustained burn wounds, and the two are receiving specialized treatment at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret city.
Cheptegei’s parents said their daughter bought land in Trans Nzoia to be near the county’s many athletic training centers.
75% of her body
Oh… She’s likely not going to make it. There’s no coming back from that much of the body being burned. Infection is all but guaranteed. Just horrific.
My brother did. So don’t lose faith. And he’s fucking stronger and taller than me today 30 years later…plus it was 30 years ago in a shitty part of the world too. You can do it! 💪.
It’s a very long story the details are too pii, but basically my bro got most of his skin with 3rd degree burns and he was in the hospital for about a year. He died a few times. Do you know anyone who has died a few times? When we got him back, he was different. Always easily irritated and angry. He grew up like that, today he controls it a little better but he can’t stand others so he’s single. I think it’s the incredible amount of steroids he was given to promote cell growth and for other pii reasons.
