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Man Accused of Killing Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei Also Dies of Burns


The man accused of killing Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei has also succumbed to injuries sustained during the attack, per a rep for the hospital

“We have learnt of the sad passing on of our Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei OLY following a vicious attack by her boyfriend,” Rukare wrote via X on Thursday. Oliver was traveling home from a Caribbean vacation with his two daughters — Madita and Annik, whom he shared with wife Jessica Klepser — on January 4. Rebecca’s father, Joseph Cheptegei, told reporters last week that he had previously informed the police that Ndiema had been stalking and threatening his daughter but said authorities had been “taking the matter for granted.”

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