Over a week ago, Dickson Ndiema accosted the marathon runner on her way home from church, dousing her with gasoline and lighting her ablaze.
According to local administration, Cheptegei lived and trained on a small plot of land in northwest Kenya, which was the source of their disagreement.
After being brought to the intensive care unit on Monday night with burns covering more than 30% of his body, Ndiema passed away.
An ex-boyfriend who set a Ugandan athlete on fire passes away.
According to a hospital official in Kenya, the former partner of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who passed away after setting her on fire, also passed away from burns.
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