Husband arrested in killing of Olympic runner Agnes Tirop

Published October 15, 2021 3:47 AM

By MUTWIRI MUTUOTA and GERALD IMRAY
Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The husband of Olympic runner Agnes Tirop has been arrested and will be charged with her murder after Kenyan police launched a nationwide manhunt. Authorities say Ibrahim Rotich was apprehended in the coastal city of Mombasa while trying to flee the country. He was arrested after crashing his vehicle into a truck in a car chase with police and escaping a first attempt by officers to apprehend him. Tirop was found stabbed to death on Wednesday at her home in the western town of Iten. She was a two-time world championship bronze medalist and finished fourth in the 5,000 meters at the Tokyo Olympics.

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