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Outrage and sorrow at death of Ugandan athlete Cheptegei

Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei.[File, Standard]

Outrage and sorrow greeted the death on Thursday of Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who succumbed to severe burns after being doused with petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend.

It was the latest horrific act of gender-based violence in the East African country, where activists have warned of a rising femicide epidemic.

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