The Ugandan marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei passed away on Thursday, September 5four days after his romantic partner I would sprinkle her with Gasoline and to him set fire.
This new case of feminicide in the world of athletics in Kenya sparked a wave of convictions. The 33-year-old athlete, who had participated in the Paris Olympics marathon in August (finished 44th), “died “at around 05:30″, 02:30 GMT,” Kimani Mbugua, the doctor in charge of the intensive care unit at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in the town of Eldoret, told reporters.
“His wounds covered most of his body. This led to the failure of several organs. We did our best, but we were not successful,” he added. “Given his age and his burns to more than 80 percent, the hopes of recovery were slim,” he said.
According to a police report consulted by the AFP, The suspect, identified as Dickson Ndiema Marangach, broke into Rebecca Cheptegei’s property at around 2pm (1100 GMT) on Sunday while she was at church with her daughters.
The marathon runner lived with her sister and two daughters in the house she had built in Endebess, the town where she trained, 25 kilometers from the border with Uganda, said her father Joseph Cheptegei. When they returned from church, the suspect doused her with gasoline and set her on fire in front of her daughters, aged 9 and 11, according to the newspaper. The Standard.
SENTENCES UNLEASH AROUND THE FEMINICIDE OF ATHLETE REBECCA CHEPTEGEI
The police report describes Rebecca Cheptegei and Dickson Ndiema Marangach as “a couple who constantly had family arguments.”
Paris Olympics officials, athletics officials and women’s rights activists condemned the murder. Paris Games organisers on Thursday expressed their “immense sadness” and “deep indignation”.
“We express our deep indignation and our immense sadness following the tragic death of Rebecca Cheptegei, a great athlete with whom we had the great pride of having and who contributed to the success of the Paris Games,” the organisers declared to the AFP.
“This heinous crime reminds us of the alarming reality of violence against women. We express our full solidarity with Rebecca Cheptegei’s family, loved ones and the Ugandan National Olympic Committee,” the organisers said.
Uganda Olympic Committee President Donald Rukare denounced in a message on X “a cowardly and senseless act that has led to the loss of a great athlete.” “We strongly condemn violence against women,” He stated. N
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