Kenyan police have arrested Emmanuel Rotich, husband of Agnes Jebet Tirop, the world record holder of 10 kilometers en route that was found dead this Wednesday at her home, as confirmed this Thursday by the newspaper ‘Nation Sport’.
According to the newspaper, Rotich was arrested in Mombasa on Thursday night as the prime suspect in the murder of the 25-year-old athlete, double world bronze of the 10,000 meters and fourth in the last Tokyo Games and who appeared stabbed in her home in the town of Iten.
Rotich was immediately pointed out by the police As the main suspect in the death of Tirop and according to ‘Nation Sport’ he was arrested and the authorities indicated that he was waiting to be transferred to Nairobi early Friday morning to appear in court.
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