Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei dies after petrol attack by boyfriend

Cheptegei’s partner, Dickson Ndiema, bought a jerrican of petrol, poured it on her and set her ablaze during a disagreement on Sunday

Rebecca Cheptegei. File picture

Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after 80% of her body was burned in an attack by her partner.

She was 33-years-old.