NAIROBI, Kenya, September 10 – Dickson Ndiema, the estranged ex-lover of slain Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, has passed on at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Eldoret.
Ndiema succumbed to his 30 per cent burns on Monday night after a week in the intensive care unit (ICU).
“Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital confirms the death of above-named patient (Dickson Ndiema Marangach) referred from Kitale County Referral Hospital on Monday 2nd September, 2024 or critical care following severe burns resulting from a domestic violence incident,” a confirmation from the hospital via a letter signed by CEO, Dr. Philip Kirwa read.
According to the CEO’s statement, Ndiema, 32, who hails from Endebess, Trans Nzoia County, passed on at 1830hours on Monday, September 9, 2024 at the hospital where he was admitted at the Intensive Care Unit after he developed respiratory failure as a result of the severe airway burns and sepsis.
He was admitted alongside Cheptegei on Monday last week, following a quarrel between the two where Ndiema is alleged to have poured petrol on the Paris Olympian and set her ablaze at her home in Kinyoro location in Trans Nzoia.
Cheptegei passed away last week from organ failure after suffering 75 per cent burns.
The mother of two is due to be interred this week at her birthplace in Bukwo in Eastern Uganda, following a vigil at her home in Endebes, Trans Nzoia County.
She was honoured before the start of the Paris Paralympics marathon races on Sunday in the French capital.
Police are investigating the circumstances of the incident, believed to involve property dispute.
