Ugandan Olympic athlete Cheptegei set on fire by her boyfriend, police say

A Ugandan athlete living in Kenya was attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend and is receiving treatment for burns on 75 per cent of her body, police said. Rebecca Cheptegei, a distance runner who finished in the 44th position in the 2024 Paris Olympics, was horrifically attacked in her house in the western Trans Nzoia County. "He pounced and poured the petrol on her back and lit her up as she was running away," her father, Joseph Cheptegei said. Cheptegei’s parents said their daughter bought land in Trans Nzoia to be near the county’s many athletic training centres. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10730998/uganda-athlete-set-on-fire-boyfriend-olympic-rebecca-cheptegei/ 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