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Ex-Boyfriend Who Set Olympic Runner On Fire Pictured As Her Daughter Shares Chilling Details
The daughter of Rebecca Cheptegei, the Ugandan Olympic marathon runner who was doused in petrol and set ablaze by her ex-boyfriend, revealed the harrowing events she witnessed before her mother passed away.
Media outlets have also released the first picture of the brutal attacker, Dickson Ndiema, who also suffered burns during the attack and is recovering from the incident.
Highlights
- Rebecca Cheptegei, Ugandan Olympic runner, was set on fire by her ex-boyfriend over a land dispute.
- The attacker, Dickson Ndiema, suffered burns and is currently recovering from the incident.
- The Olympic runner's daughter witnessed the horrific assault and tried to save her mother but was kicked away.
- Rebecca tragically succumbed to her injuries on the morning of September 5.
The 33-year-old Ugandan athlete was set on fire in the small town of Endebess, Kenya, during a disagreement over the land bought by her parents.
Officials revealed that the accused ex-boyfriend had entered her property on Sunday, September 1, while Rebecca was at church with her two children, aged 12 and 13. He was allegedly armed with a can of petrol.
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Rebecca Cheptegei’s daughter shared gut-wrenching details about watching her mother being set on fire by her ex-boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema
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When the Olympic runner returned, the pair were locked in an argument before the enraged boyfriend doused her in petrol and watched her burn.
One of the Paris Olympic participant’s children witnessed the horrific assault and tried to run to her mother’s rescue, but Dickson “kicked” her away.
“He kicked me while I tried to run to the rescue of my mother,” she was quoted telling The Standard.
Media outlets have released the first image of the alleged attacker, who also suffered burns during the horrific incident
Image credits: Dickson Ndiema
“I immediately cried out for help, attracting a neighbour who tried to extinguish the flames with water, but it was not possible,” the bereaved daughter said.
Neighbors rushed to the scene and extinguished the flames, which left both the attacker and the victim severely injured.
The long-distance runner was rushed to the hospital with more than 80% of her body covered in burns, while her violent ex-partner had burns over 30% of his body.
On the morning of September 5, Dr. Owen Menach from the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret confirmed that the Olympic runner had succumbed to her injuries.
“He kicked me while I tried to run to the rescue of my mother,” the bereaved daughter said. “I immediately cried out for help”
Image credits: Dickson Ndiema
“It is sad that we lost the patient early this morning after all organs failed at about 5 a.m. while we were doing our best to save her life,” the doctor said.
Mzee Cheptegei, the victim’s father, said Rebecca and Dickson had been just friends for a while.
“They were just friends and I wonder why he wanted to take away things belonging to my daughter,” the father told The Star.
The athlete competed in the 10,000 m race at the Paris Olympics this year and finished in 44th place in the marathon.
In 2022, she won a gold medal at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Netizens were shocked to see the news that the Olympic athlete tragically lost her life
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Kavin 4 months ago
I understand where you are coming from, but I still don't think it's right to call 90% of men "Egotistical, fragile, and DANGEROUS pieces of shït!!" for what the 1% do. What if someone called 90% of woman lying, cheating, sadistic pieces of shït for what one woman did? btw I am definitely not equating cheating and burning someone to death, just trying to prove a point.
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Svenne O'Lotta 4 months ago
No thoughts, no prayers. No reconciliation. Hopefully a lot of street justice.
klove62 4 months ago (edited)
I get the horror, disbelief and anger. What I don’t get is the rest of what happened in this post! Didn’t we just display exactly what the problem is? unlike lapcat, I believe that humans (yes men, too) are fundamentally good. And believe me, I am culturally aware. Rather than fight each other, we need to help raise awareness in Rebecca’s name.
Ben Aziza 4 months ago
For those looking at the comments in the future. All my comments were buried because i called out some insane level of misandry equal to that of the Redpill misandry. Do with this information what you will. I think there are a bunch of toxic people on this website and they need to be called out. I will keep doing it even if it is just me.
Ben Aziza 4 months ago
The downvotes are only proving my points keep at it. Make more of my comments hidden i will post the again. Until everyone here can see the sinister cult of hatred brewing and maybe we can stop it here. Instead of letting grow like the andrew tate b******t that is thankfully dying off now. it is dying off because people like me will not be bulled into submission.
Load More Replies... Kavin 4 months ago
I understand where you are coming from, but I still don't think it's right to call 90% of men "Egotistical, fragile, and DANGEROUS pieces of shït!!" for what the 1% do. What if someone called 90% of woman lying, cheating, sadistic pieces of shït for what one woman did? btw I am definitely not equating cheating and burning someone to death, just trying to prove a point.
Load More Replies... Svenne O'Lotta 4 months ago
No thoughts, no prayers. No reconciliation. Hopefully a lot of street justice.
klove62 4 months ago (edited)
I get the horror, disbelief and anger. What I don’t get is the rest of what happened in this post! Didn’t we just display exactly what the problem is? unlike lapcat, I believe that humans (yes men, too) are fundamentally good. And believe me, I am culturally aware. Rather than fight each other, we need to help raise awareness in Rebecca’s name.
Ben Aziza 4 months ago
For those looking at the comments in the future. All my comments were buried because i called out some insane level of misandry equal to that of the Redpill misandry. Do with this information what you will. I think there are a bunch of toxic people on this website and they need to be called out. I will keep doing it even if it is just me.
Ben Aziza 4 months ago
The downvotes are only proving my points keep at it. Make more of my comments hidden i will post the again. Until everyone here can see the sinister cult of hatred brewing and maybe we can stop it here. Instead of letting grow like the andrew tate b******t that is thankfully dying off now. it is dying off because people like me will not be bulled into submission.
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