A march is held in the Kenyan city of Eldoret after the Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei died aged 33, succumbing to burns caused by her boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema, during an attack at her home in Kenya.



following Cheptegei's death.
Mandatory Credit:	Andrew Kasuku/AP via CNN Newsource

A march is held in the Kenyan city of Eldoret after the Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei died aged 33, succumbing to burns caused by her boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema, during an attack at her home in Kenya.

following Cheptegei's death.
Mandatory Credit: Andrew Kasuku/AP via CNN Newsource

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