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Man accused of killing Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei dies from burns in hospital

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Rebecca Cheptegei, a 33-year-old marathon runner, was attacked by her former boyfriend Dickson Ndiema Marangach in her home in western Kenya on September 1. Cheptegei was being treated in the intensive care unit at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, but unfortunately, she died four days after the attack due to her injuries. Dickson Ndiema Marangach, 32, was also injured in the attack and was being treated in the intensive care unit at the same hospital. However, he died on Monday, reportedly due to respiratory failure caused by severe airway burns.

  1. FR
    Stephane Dujarric
    United Nations
    1. Gender-based violence is one of the most prevalent human rights violations in the world, and should be treated as such.
  2. UG
    Beatrice Ayikoru
    Ugandan Olympic Committee
    1. I don't wish bad things on anyone, but of course I would have loved for him to face the law as an example for others so that these attacks on women can stop.
  3. KE
    Philip Kirwa
    Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital
    1. He developed respiratory failure as a result of the severe airway burns and sepsis that led to his eventual death.
  4. KE
    Daniel Lang'at
    Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital
    1. He died from his injuries, the burns he sustained.
  5. UG
    Joseph Cheptegei
    1. This guy is dead because he killed my daughter. He has died because of his actions.

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sources

  1. 1.Al Jazeera
  2. 2.CNN
  3. 3.Le Monde
  4. 4.BBC
  5. 5.The Washington Post
  6. 6.The New York Times
  7. 7.Agence France-Presse
  8. 8.Reuters
  9. 9.Times
  10. 10.Washington Post

perspectives

  1. 1.Crimes
  2. 2.Homicide
  3. 3.Women's Rights
  4. 4.Olympic Games
  5. 5.Violence against Women
  6. 6.Athletics

countries

  1. 1.BahrainBH
  2. 2.KenyaKE
  3. 3.ThailandTH
  4. 4.UgandaUG

organizations

  1. 1.Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital
  2. 2.Tirop's Angels
  3. 3.Ugandan Peoples' Defense Forces
  4. 4.Ugandan Olympic Committee
  5. 5.United Nations
  6. 6.UN Women
  7. 7.World Athletics
  8. 8.National Bureau of Statistics of ChinaCN

persons

  1. 1.Dickson Ndiema Marangach
  2. 2.Rebecca Cheptegei
  3. 3.Joseph CheptegeiUG
  4. 4.Damaris Mutua
  5. 5.John Yoon
  6. 6.Beatrice AyikoruUG
  7. 7.Ibrahim Rotich
  8. 8.Isabella Kwai
  9. 9.Jimmy Gitaka
  10. 10.Sebastian Coe
  11. 11.Viola Cheptoo
  12. 12.Agnes Jebet Tirop

technicals

  1. 1.Paris 2024 Olympic Games
  2. 2.Olympic Games
  3. 3.Paralympic Games
  4. 4.Rift Valley
  5. 5.Les Invalides
  6. 6.World Mountain and Trail Running Championships