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Michael Howie and Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Rebecca Cheptegei: Ugandan Olympic marathon runner dies after being set on fire 'by ex-boyfriend'

Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died after she was set on fire in a horrific attack allegedly carried out be her ex-boyfriend.

The Ugandan athlete and mother-of-two suffered 80 per cent burns in the suspected petrol attack in Kenya on Sunday.

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