{"id":128026,"date":"2024-09-05T07:03:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T07:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/05\/rebecca-cheptegei-ugandan-olympic-athlete-dies-after-being-doused-in-petrol-and-set-on-fire-by-boyfriend\/"},"modified":"2024-09-05T07:03:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T07:03:13","slug":"rebecca-cheptegei-ugandan-olympic-athlete-dies-after-being-doused-in-petrol-and-set-on-fire-by-boyfriend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/05\/rebecca-cheptegei-ugandan-olympic-athlete-dies-after-being-doused-in-petrol-and-set-on-fire-by-boyfriend\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebecca Cheptegei: Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being doused in petrol and set on fire by boyfriend"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/09\/1920x1080\/skynews-rebecca-cheptegei-uganda_6677118.jpg?20240905075715&amp;resize=1920,1080&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rebecca Cheptegei: Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being doused in petrol and set on fire by boyfriend\" title=\"Rebecca Cheptegei: Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being doused in petrol and set on fire by boyfriend\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died after she was severely burned by her partner over a land dispute. <\/p>\n<p>The marathon runner, 33, was taken to hospital in Kenya after she was doused in petrol by her boyfriend, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The Ugandan Athletics Federation posted on X: &#8220;We have learnt of the sad passing on of our Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei following a vicious attack by her boyfriend.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;May her gentle soul rest in peace and we strongly condemn violence against women.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This was a cowardly and senseless act that has led to the loss of a great athlete. 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