A Ugandan athlete has been attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend and is being treated for burns on 75% of her body.

A Ugandan athlete living in Kenya was attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend and is receiving treatment for burns on 75% of her body, police said.

Rebecca Cheptegei, a distance runner who finished at the 44th position in the 2024 Paris Olympics, was attacked in her house in the western Trans Nzoia County.

Trans Nzoia County Police Commander Jeremiah ole Kosiom said Monday that Cheptegei’s boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema, bought a jerrican of petrol, poured it on her and set her ablaze during a disagreement Sunday. Ndiema also sustained burn wounds, and the two are receiving specialized treatment at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret city.

Cheptegei’s parents said their daughter bought land in Trans Nzoia to be near the county’s many athletic training centers.

  • Maeve
    61•16 days ago

    I recently learned that debridement is scrubbing the burned area, usually without anesthetics, with wire-bristle brushes, to remove eschar and debris until it bleeds (ensuring blood flow to feed grafts or newly growing skin). May she received quickly and be made whole.

      • Maeve
        13•16 days ago

        I feel that, to the core. I’m sorry, perhaps I should delete the comment to avoid distressing others?

        • @[email protected]OPEnglish
          34•16 days ago

          I firmly believe you made a teaching comment and it should stay.

          You never know who it will help.

            • @gravitas_deficiencyEnglish
              7•15 days ago

              Unfortunately, sometimes, that is the way it is. It still doesn’t diminish the value of the knowledge.

    • @[email protected]English
      20•16 days ago

      I did a job shadow at a PT clinic years ago. That’s where I learned that. Just scrape it all off until it eventually heals.

      I used to have a manager that once slid out on her motorcycle on some loose sand and got a bit of road rash. The recovery was similar.

      • Maeve
        7•16 days ago

        Yes, any kind of wound with debris or necrotic tissue. There are other methods, but I would imagine it greatly depends on the depth and extent of the wound and necrosis/foreign particulate matter. I would imagine it’s also true of corrosive wounds (chemical burns, of anyone wonders).

    • @[email protected]English
      16•15 days ago

      I had this done in about 1 square inch on top of my foot for a staph infection I got after crashing my bike. It was insanely painful.