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A Ugandan Olympic athlete was set on fire by her boyfriend

apnews.com A Ugandan Olympic athlete was set on fire by her boyfriend

A Ugandan athlete has been attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend and is being treated for burns on 75% of her body.

A Ugandan athlete living in Kenya was attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend and is receiving treatment for burns on 75% of her body, police said.

Rebecca Cheptegei, a distance runner who finished at the 44th position in the 2024 Paris Olympics, was attacked in her house in the western Trans Nzoia County.

Trans Nzoia County Police Commander Jeremiah ole Kosiom said Monday that Cheptegei’s boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema, bought a jerrican of petrol, poured it on her and set her ablaze during a disagreement Sunday. Ndiema also sustained burn wounds, and the two are receiving specialized treatment at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret city.

Cheptegei’s parents said their daughter bought land in Trans Nzoia to be near the county’s many athletic training centers.

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What an absolutely horrific change in her day to day life over the course of a few short weeks. I hope she recovers quickly, although I hear that burn recovery is brutal and that her boyfriend goes to prison forever for such a malicious act.
- I recently learned that debridement is scrubbing the burned area, usually without anesthetics, with wire-bristle brushes, to remove eschar and debris until it bleeds (ensuring blood flow to feed grafts or newly growing skin). May she received quickly and be made whole.
  
  What a terrible day to be literate.
  
  I did a job shadow at a PT clinic years ago. That's where I learned that. Just scrape it all off until it eventually heals.
  
  I used to have a manager that once slid out on her motorcycle on some loose sand and got a bit of road rash. The recovery was similar.
  
  I had this done in about 1 square inch on top of my foot for a staph infection I got after crashing my bike. It was insanely painful.
75% of her body

Oh... She's likely not going to make it. There's no coming back from that much of the body being burned. Infection is all but guaranteed. Just horrific.
- My brother did. So don't lose faith. And he's fucking stronger and taller than me today 30 years later....plus it was 30 years ago in a shitty part of the world too. You can do it! 💪.
  
  Dude, what happened to you and your brother?
- I get what you’re saying but I think the bigger problem is whether the medical facility has the people equipment and supplies.
- Update: she did not.
She died. I hope they jail that guy for the rest of his life.
- Idk feel like they should have special circumstances crucifixion for shit like this. Maybe gender relations in Africa could be improved with one simple trick.
  
  Violence begets violence
Unfortunately she died: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3vx0kq2xr2o
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