Dickson Ndiema (right) was accused of setting Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei on fire.
The former boyfriend of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who is accused of killing her by setting her on fire, has himself died from burns sustained in the attack.
Dickson Ndiema ambushed the marathon runner as she returned home from church more than a week ago. He then doused her with petrol and set her ablaze.
The two reportedly had been in conflict over a small piece of land in north-west Kenya, where the athlete lived and trained.
A hospital official said Ndiema died last night at the intensive care unit, where he had been admitted with burns to more than 40 per cent of his body.
Cheptegei suffered burns to more than 80 per cent of her body.
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