Olympic Runner Dies After Being Set on Fire by Boyfriend [Current Affairs]

Ugandan runner Rebecca Cheptegai, who just competed in the Olympics, has succumbed to her injuries after her boyfriend doused her in gasoline and set her on fire.

Current Affairs is Love Murder's show about the stories of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now.

Sources

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/05/sport/ugandan-olympian-rebecca-cheptegei-dies-intl/index.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/sports/rebecca-cheptegei-dead-uganda-olympic-athlete.html

https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/41130765/uganda-rebecca-cheptegei-dies-due-burns-suffered-attack

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