Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei Set On Fire Weeks After Competing In Paris

    Rebecca Cheptegei, Uganda’s star distance runner, is battling for her life in the hospital following a brutal attack.

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    Just three weeks after her Olympic debut, Cheptegei was set on fire by her alleged boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema, at her Kenyan residence on August 2.

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    The shocking details emerged as Tranz Nzoi Country Police disclosed the gruesome incident.

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    Police Chief Jeremiah Ole Kosiom revealed that witnesses reported hearing a heated argument between the couple before Ndiema allegedly poured gasoline on Cheptegei and set her on fire.

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