Ex-boyfriend who burned Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei alive 'dies in hospital from burns he sustained in the attack

The man who allegedly set fire to Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei last Sunday has also died from injuries he sustained in the fatal attack on the Ugandan athlete.

Cheptegei, 33, suffered multiple organ failure last week and tragically passed away in a hospital in Eldoret, Kenya, days after she sustained 80% burns when ex-boyfriend Dickson Ndiema threw petrol on her and set her alight amid a bitter argument. 

Ndiema also received considerable burns and was rushed to the same hospital, where Kenyan police said he would be detained once he had recovered enough from his injuries.

But officials at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital confirmed this morning that Ndiema also succumbed to his injuries late last night.

‘Dickson Ndiema Marangach has died from 30 per cent burns he sustained when he set his girlfriend Rebecca Cheptegei ablaze last week,’ the statement read. 

‘The police believe he was burnt by the same petrol he used in setting Rebecca ablaze following a dispute over…