“Justice has been done": Man who set Ugandan Olympian on fire dies from his own burns

The former partner of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who is accused of killing her by dousing her in petrol and setting her on fire, has died from burns sustained during the attack, the Kenyan hospital where he was being treated said on Tuesday. Cheptegei, 33, who competed in the marathon at the Paris Olympics, suffered burns to more than 75 per cent of her body in the Sept. 1 attack and died four days later. Her former boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema Marangach, died on Monday, according to a spokesperson at the hospital where Cheptegei was also treated and died. "For the death of the perpetrator, I can say, justice has been done,” said athlete Mildred Cherop. “Perhaps if he could have been alive and taken to court, perhaps the victim could not have gotten justice.” For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10742069/ex-boyfriend-accused-of-setting-rebecca-cheptegei-on-fire-dies-from-burns/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #Uganda #Olympian