Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei was buried in her home village in Uganda on September 14, local media
reported, after she died following an attack by an ex-boyfriend.Cheptegei
was killed when her ex-boyfriend Dickson Ndiema Marangach allegedly attacked her near her home in Kenya, setting her on fire.Cheptegei died on September 5, four days after the attack, with doctors saying she had suffered burns to more than 80% of her body, according to the
BBC.Marangach later died of respiratory complications caused by burns, local media
reported.According to
her father, Cheptegei had filed complaints against her alleged attacker at least three times, most recently two days before the deadly attack.Images from her funeral were published by Kenyan politician Stephen Sang. They show mourners including
Cheptegei’s parents and two daughters. Credit: Stephen Sang via Storyful