Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei hospitalised after being set on fire
A Ugandan Olympic runner has been hospitalised in Kenya after being set on fire by her partner, according to police.
Rebecca Cheptegie, who competed last month in the Paris Olympic Games, suffered burns to three-quarters of her body when her partner poured petrol on her and set her ablaze, police reported late on Monday.
Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports.
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