Dickson Ndiema, the former boyfriend of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, has died from burns sustained after setting her on fire in an attack over a land dispute.
Ndiema ambushed Cheptegei after she returned from church, dousing her with petrol before setting her ablaze. Some fuel splashed on him, causing severe burns. Both were admitted to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, where Cheptegei died days later from burns covering 80% of her body.
Ndiema died from respiratory failure caused by severe burns. The criminal case against him has been dropped, and an inquest into their deaths will follow.
