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Rebecca Cheptegei killing: Ex-boyfriend who set Ugandan athlete on fire dies form burns

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Rebecca Cheptegei was set alight and later died after Dickson Ndiema ambushed her near her home.

Rebecca Cheptegei killing: Ex-boyfriend who set Ugandan athlete on fire dies form burns

The former boyfriend of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who killed her by setting her on fire, has himself died from burns sustained in the attack, a Kenyan hospital official has said.

Dickson Ndiema ambushed the marathon runner as she returned home from church more than a week ago, before dousing her with petrol and setting her ablaze.

Local administrators said the two had been in conflict over a small piece of land in north-west Kenya, where Cheptegei lived and trained.

Ndiema died on Monday night at the intensive care unit where he had been admitted with more than 30% burns on his body.

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