Ugandans on Saturday commemorated Olympic professional athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, that passed away after her companion established her ablaze previously this month.
The 33-year-old debuted this summertime in the ladies’s marathon at the Paris Olympics.
Mourners collect in Olympian’s home town
On Saturday early morning, mourners paid their aspects to Cheptegei in the town of Bukwo near Uganda’s boundary with Kenya.
She was officially put to rest at 3:00 pm neighborhood time (1200 UTC).
“We are extremely saddened,” her separated hubby Simon Ayeko informed France’s AFP information firm.
“As a father it has been very difficult,” he claimed. Ayeko has 2 little girls with Cheptegei.
The casket was praised by Ugandan army policemans, that played a popular function in the event as Cheptegei held the ranking of sergeant in Uganda’s military.
Local governmental rep Bessie Modest Ajilong informed AFP that Cheptegei was a “heroine” and an “inspiration.”
What do we understand around Cheptegei’s fatality?
The 33-year-old Olympian caught serious burns recently after being assaulted by her companion, Kenyan Dickson Ndiema Marangach.
Police claimed Marangach had actually slipped right into Cheptegei’s home in western Kenya’s Trans-Nzoia County to conceal while she went to church with her youngsters.
The pair had actually talked about possession of the Kenyan home where she dealt with her sibling Dorcas Cherop and little girls, according to an authorities record.
Marangach additionally passed away from injuries suffered in the assault.
Cheptegei is the 4th women professional athlete to have actually been eliminated by her companion in Kenya.Kenya’s high prices of femicide have actually stimulated numerous marches this year.
sdi/rm (AP, AFP)
