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Evening Standard
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Michael Howie

Rebecca Cheptegei: Olympic runner's ex-boyfriend who was accused of setting her on fire dies from burns

The man accused of killing Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei by dousing her in petrol and setting her on fire has died in hospital from burns sustained during the attack.

Cheptegei, 33, who competed in the marathon at the Paris Olympics, suffered burns to more than 75 per cent of her body in the attack at her home in Kenya on September 1, and died in hospital four days later.

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