33-year-old Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei has died in Eldoret, Kenya, four days after being set on fire by her boyfriend in her home. The attack is the latest incident of gender-based violence in the East African country, where activists have warned of a femicide epidemic.
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00:00It's not bad, eh?
00:02You don't have many of these, do you?
00:04No.
00:06Today it is my sad duty to inform you of the passing of Rebecca Acheptage, who was
00:35admitted in our unit following severe burns that she sustained.
00:42So during the course of her stay here, we've done all that we could for her.
00:53She had a severe percentage of burns, which unfortunately led to multi-organ failure,
01:02which ultimately led to her passing this morning at 5.30 a.m.