Nairobi – Kenyan police mentioned Thursday that they had arrested the husband of distance runner Agnes Tirop, a two-time World Championship bronze medalist who was discovered useless at her residence on Wednesday.
Police mentioned Tirop appeared to have been stabbed within the neck with a knife.
The 25-year-old represented Kenya within the 5,000 meters on the Tokyo Olympics this 12 months and completed fourth within the remaining.
Police mentioned that they had arrested Ibrahim Rotich within the coastal metropolis of Mombasa, hours after pleading with him to give up.
“The suspect has been arrested (this) night and is in custody at Changamwe police station in Coast Area,” Tom Makori, sub county police commander for Keiyo North, advised Reuters by phone.
“I can verify now we’ve (the) predominant suspect in our custody.”
The Directorate of Prison Investigations mentioned on Twitter that Rotich was arrested after ramming his automobile right into a lorry, saying he was making an attempt to flee the nation.
Final month, Tirop smashed the women-only 10-km world document in Germany, crossing the road in 30:01 to shave 28 seconds off the earlier document set by Morocco’s Asmae Leghzaoui in 2002.
In early October, Tirop completed second within the Giants Geneva 10K race.
She claimed bronze medals on the 2017 and 2019 World Championships within the 10,000 and gained the 2015 World Cross Nation Championships.
“Athletics has misplaced one in all its brightest younger stars in probably the most tragic circumstances,” World Athletics President Sebastian Coe mentioned in a press release late on Wednesday.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta requested for a fast investigation into Tirop’s demise.
“I’m deeply shocked by the tragic demise of Agnes Tirop, a younger and brilliant expertise. Her performances on the Olympic Video games Tokyo 2020 gave hope and inspiration to so many individuals,” Worldwide Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach mentioned in feedback posted on the Olympics Twitter account.
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