Husband Arrested

Police arrest Agnes Tirop’s husband in connection with athlete’s death

  • Olympic 5,000m runner found with stab wounds to neck
  • ‘We have main suspect in custody,’ say Kenyan police

The 25-year-old Tirop, who represented Kenya in the 5,000 metres at the Tokyo Olympics, was stabbed in the neck with a knife. Police said on Thursday they had arrested Emmanuel Rotich in the coastal city of Mombasa, hours after pleading with him to surrender.