Alleged killer of Ugandan Olympian dies from burns, hospital says

FILE PHOTO: Athletics - World Athletics Championship - Women's Marathon - National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary - August 26, 2023 Uganda's Rebecca Cheptegei in action during the women's marathon final REUTERS/Dylan Martinez//File Photo

ELDORET, Kenya (Reuters) -The man accused of dousing in petrol and setting alight Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died from burns sustained during the fatal attack on the Ugandan athlete, a hospital official said on Tuesday.

Cheptegei, 33, who competed in the marathon at the Paris Olympics, suffered burns to more than 75% of her body in the Sept. 1 attack and died four days later.