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Welcome to the World Today, an hour of international news from the bbc. An hour of international Rebecca Cheptegei had recently competed in the Paris Olympics, where she represented uganda. The family have accused the police in kenya of not taking the case seriously. She was a Marathon Runner who excelled in herfield. At 33, she had so much more to achieve, but today, shes dead, aother victim of male Violence against women. The details are horrific. Doctors say the burns covered more than 70 of her body. Rebeccas mother accused the local police are not protecting her daughter. The case raises issues over Womens Safety in the region. Ugandas Athletics Federation said it was deeply saddened by the news. It says rebecca was a victim of Violence'>Domestic Violence. The ugandan opposition politician, bobi wine, said the circumstances of Rebeccas Death are in his words depressing. Speaking to newshour, the bbc has learned that Ugandas Minister of sports had spoken to rebecca while she was competing in paris at the olympics, where she said she had a family problem. I was with rebecca for the Olympic Games and i returned with them back home. As a country, we had an organised Return Party for them back home in uganda, in which i communicated with them the position of the government in terms of organising for them. During that sendoff for them to get back to their respective homes, rebecca had actually asked me, she wanted to talk to me and she got my number and she talked to me when she went back from the public. As the minister of sports and specifically i had a plan of going to visit the families of these athletes. Athletes who are team mates, because ive personally seen the performance of my daughters representing my country. So i had to come up with a plan to go and visit theirfamilies so that with a plan to go and visit their families so that they understand what pressures theyre facing. For rebecca of course, is unfortunate that she has died when i had not made that plain of mine, but i do would do it for the rest of the team mates. There are challenges there because they are living in communities where such practices are still there, but i want as a country an act which criminalises gender based Violence. I know it is a country uganda, maybe we will cite some of the areas whenever such actions are committed, but we take punitive measures by prosecuting Those Kinds Of Elements Who Perpetrate Gender based Violence. So i want to say this. Genderbased Violence. 50 i want to say this. Genderbased Violence. So i want to say this. Want to say this. That is the minister want to say this. That is the minister of want to say this. That is the minister of sports want to say this. That is the minister of sports there want to say this. That is the minister of sports there in L Minister of sports there in uganda. For more on the case, i spoke to our senior african correspondent, whojoined me from nairobi. Correspondent, who oined me from nairobi. H from nairobi. They had been estranged from nairobi. They had been estranged for from nairobi. They had been estranged for two from nairobi. They had been estranged for two years. Estranged for two years. Therefore this came as a shock. He revolved around a dispute of land he revolved around a dispute of land ownership, and they redo to appear land ownership, and they redo to appear in court The Day after to appear in court The Day after he to appear in court The Day after he attacked her. He ambushed her at her home, apparently carrying a jerry can with apparently carrying a jerry can with petrol above five l. He hid behind a chicken coop, and as she hid behind a chicken coop, and as she went to prepare the chicken as she went to prepare the chicken coop, he ambushed her. There chicken coop, he ambushed her. There was chicken coop, he ambushed her. There was an altercation according to witnesses, and that according to witnesses, and that is according to witnesses, and that is when he attacked her, douse that is when he attacked her, douse the petrol on her and set heron douse the petrol on her and set her On Fire douse the petrol on her and set her On Fire. Even he sustained injuries, her On Fire. Even he sustained injuries, and he is admitted to hospitah injuries, and he is admitted to hospital. So he is the latest that hospital. So he is the latest that we hospital. So he is the latest that we have from this story. Cheptegeis family in mourning. This was their daughter on the international stage, carrying her countrys flag high at the Paris Olympics just weeks ago. But once back home, rebecca became the victim of Violence'>Domestic Violence, its reported. Herfamily is demanding justice. Translation we urge i the government to provide protection to her children and property at this time. The 33 year old athlete was rushed to the main hospital in Western Kenya after her former boyfriend allegedly poured petrol on her and set her On Fire at her home during an altercation over a land dispute. Weve done all that we could for her. She had a severe percentage of burns, which unfortunately led to multi organ failure. In 2021, kenyan athlete Agnes Tirop was found dead in the same region with multiple Stab Wounds in the neck and abdomen. Her husband is facing murder charges, which he denies. A year later, Damaris Mutua was killed and her partner identified as a suspect. He is still at large. The loss of three elite female athletes to Violence'>Domestic Violence in as many years in kenya has raised serious concerns and discussions about their safety. Anne soy, Bbc News, nairobi. Just reading some copy that weve got from interview they are colleagues at Bbc News that work with the minister of spore in uganda, and in that interview, he said that rebecca said she wanted to talk to me. She said she had a family problem. And in the interview, he asked that he did notjust have concerns about rebecca. He said he had a plan to visit female athletes families because i is in the performance of my daughters representing my country was not good, so wanted to understand what pressures they were facing. What pressures were they facing and tell us more about what he means by that. Tell us more about what he means by that. Well, this is really the means by that. Well, this is really the challenge means by that. Well, this is really the challenge of means by that. Well, this is i really the challenge of dealing with a really the challenge of dealing with a very talented individual, but then having some individual, but then having some of individual, but then having some of the challenges that they some of the challenges that they still have to confront home they still have to confront home. In this case, he had been a protracted issue with a former a protracted issue with a former boyfriend, who was not living former boyfriend, who was not living with former boyfriend, who was not living with her but who went to her home living with her but who went to her home purposely to appear to attack her home purposely to appear to attack her~ her home purposely to appear to attack her. As of this has really attack her. As of this has really shocked people. Ive been really shocked people. Ive been speaking to a lawyer here, a representative of female lawyers, and she is really sad that lawyers, and she is really sad that this lawyers, and she is really sad that this is giving a sense of deja that this is giving a sense of Deja Vu that this is giving a sense of Deja Vu because this is the third Deja Vu because this is the third athlete to die as a result third athlete to die as a result of Violence'>Domestic Violence in a very result of Violence'>Domestic Violence in a very short span of time. And so she a very short span of time. And so she urge the judiciary and the government to put all the resources they can to make sure that cases resources they can to make sure that cases like these are expedited to the families can et expedited to the families can get the expedited to the families can get the justice they deserve. And On Get the justice they deserve. And on that story there. Here in the uk, the Presenter Jeremy Kyle has been defending his treatment of a man who died days after appearing on his Itv Show in 2019. Steve dymond is believed to have taken his own life. He was accused of cheating on his partner. Today, the inquest into his death was shown previously unseen footage from The Show in which the 63 year old became visibly upset. Mr kyle insisted his Presenting Style had been direct, but empathetic. From winchester coroners court, heres duncan kennedy. Since the start of your relationship with jane, have you passionately kissed Anyone Else . You said no. Why did you say no, steve . Cos i was telling the truth. This says youre a liar, pal. This is theJeremy Kyle show that was never broadcast. Clips from it were played at the inquest today. In them, Steve Dymond can be seen in a highly distressed state after he failed a Lie Detector Test Ta Ken to prove he hadnt cheated on his partner. Oh, my god, iwas never unfaithful. Booing. Jane callaghan is also distraught. Sobbing. But Steve Dymond, who the inquest heard had a long history of serious mental health problems, continued to insist he had not cheated on her. No, not you want her back be a man, grow a pairof balls. Earlier, the inquest was shown Steve Dymond preparing to take the Lie Detector Test. He asks how accurate it is. Theyre 99. 9 . . No, no, no, thats dna testing. 0h. In his evidence today, Jeremy Kyle told the inquest that his was an Entertainment Show that abided by strict rules. When asked whether he felt hed humiliated Mr Dymond on The Show, Mr Kyle replied, no, i didnt. It was The Show as i understood The Show. Sad as it might sound, it was a typical part. Steve dymonds Family Lawyer later read out Mr Dymonds last Whatsapp Message The Day before he died. It reads. In response, Mr Kyle told the inquest. Jeremy kyle also explained that his show had a team of producers and specialist after care workers to help people like Steve Dymond and other guests. He called them his double security blanket. Seven days after his appearance on The Show, Steve Dymond died of an Overdose And Heart problems. The inquest is due to conclude next week. Duncan kennedy, Bbc News, in winchester. A member of the Royal Navy has died after a Military Helicopter ditched in the English Channel on wednesday not to stop the Ministry Of Defence has said the helicopter, like the merlin pictured here, had carried out a mission with the Aircraft Carrier hms queen elizabeth. The Royal Navy since a full investigation will take place. Dan Johnson Investigation will take place. Danjohnson is on the South Coast of england and its update. Its not clear yet exactly what went wrong last night. We know there were two merlin Helicopters Low flying out at sea off the coast here in conjunction with the Aircraft Carrier hms queen elizabeth. These were night time flying exercises. When one of those helicopters was forced to ditch into the water. Two Crew Members were rescued and taken to hospital. They didnt suffer serious injuries, but sadly a third, his body was recovered. And the Prime Minister, the Defence Secretary and the head of the navy, the first sea lord, all expressed their sympathies. That Serviceman Hasnt been named, but we understand he was based at the royal naval Station Yeovilton at somerset. We know that there will be a full investigation into the circumstances of this incident, but the weather last night here was much better than it is now. We understand it was clear and dry, so that investigation will explore exactly what went wrong with this helicopter, why it was forced to come down and why that Crew Member lost his life. That investigation could take many months. Danjohnson Dan Johnson therefore us. Around the world and across the uk, this is the World Today on Bbc News. This is the World Today. A warning that this next report is distressing from the start. A french woman who says she was raped by several unknown men over the course of a decade after being drugged to sleep by her husband has been giving evidence in court. Gisele pelicot, who is 72, testified on day three of the trial of 51 men, including her husband dominique. All are accused of rape. Many of the defendants contest the Rape Charge against them, claiming they thought they were taking part in a consensual sex game. Our Paris Correspondent Andrew Harding reports. In a courthouse In The City of avignon, one Womans Voice shook france to the core today. This is gisele pelicot, walking tall, choosing to face the cameras as she came to tell her bone chilling story. On trial here are these 51 frenchmen, all accused of Raping Pelicot as she lay unconscious in her own bed, drugged by her own husband. In the courtroom, facing that husband, pictured standing here, pelicot described the moment her happy marriage collapsed, when a french policeman showed her pictures from her husbands laptop, pictures of strangers raping her. Her testimony, spoken here by translator. It was hard to recognise myself. Then the officer showed me a second photo and a third. I asked him to stop. It was unbearable. I was lifeless in my bed, and a man was raping me. My world fell apart. Im speaking now not for myself, but for all the women who are drugged and abused. After giving evidence, pelicot kept her composure in front of the media. Translation i think ive said everything i could. I its not easy. Theres a lot of pressure. Were going to have to fight to The End. This trial� s going to last four months. Pelicot� s husband dominique has already confessed to everything, to repeatedly drugging his wife over the course of more than a decade. But many of the other men also on trial for raping her have told police that either they didnt realise she was unconscious or they assumed her Husbands Consent was enough. But that kind of argument has provoked fury. Today, the Husbands Lawyer said other accused might argue it was sex, not rape, but when the videos themselves are shown in court, there will be no doubt what really happened. Pelicot� s own daughter attended the trial this morning. Shes campaigned for the issue of