A knife suspected of being used in the killing of the 34-year-old was found on one of the suspects, Moiben sub county police commander Stephen Okal said. The motive for the killing appears to have been robbery, he said, because money and a mobile phone were taken. Kiplagat competed in three Olympic games and six world championships in the 3,000-metre steeplechase. Two-time cross-country world champion Agnes Tirop was fatally stabbed in her home in the nearby town of Iten in 2021. And Rwandan runner Rubayita Siragi was killed in August in what police believe was a fight with another athlete over a woman.

Source: Ethiopian News January 01, 2024 17:27 UTC