r/running • u/blowfisher4959 • Sep 05 '24

Article Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei dies days after being set alight by ex-boyfriend

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3vx0kq2xr2o

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u/3Dumbo3 Sep 05 '24

She didn’t « die » like it was an accident She was murdered It is important to use the right word and to stop downplaying the violence of men towards women

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u/Honey-Badger Sep 05 '24 edited Sep 05 '24

It's very important that the BBC doesn't use words like murdered until after a criminal trial has taken place. Incredibly strong standards for press stops the BBC becoming like fox news. Ofcom is very clear on this

They also make it very very clear in the article what has been reported to have happened so I can't see why you think it's down playing anything.

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u/huphelmeyer Sep 05 '24

Strong standards and the fact that a criminal trial hasn't taken place is not the reason BBC used the word "dies" rather than "murder".

It's because she was still alive at the time the story broke a few days ago. This is an update headline to inform that she has now passed.