Joseph Cheptegei and Agnes, parents of the Ugandan slain Olympian, Rebecca Cheptegei, who died at the Moi Teaching & Referral Hospital (MTRH) after her former boyfriend doused her in petrol and set her ablaze, attend a Reuters interview at their home in Kitum village near Endebess, within Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya September 8, 2024. REUTERS/Jefferson Kahinju
KINYORO, Kenya (Reuters) -On the morning of Sunday Sept. 1, Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei was preparing to go to church from her home in the highlands of western Kenya. Her ex-boyfriend called a friend of his to ask if he could borrow a lighter.
He said he had "an emergency" and was heading out of town, the friend, retired runner Dennis Masai Chepkongin, told Reuters at his home in the Mount Elgon region, where Cheptegei lived.
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