Marathon Champion Has Been Killed Under Questionable Circumstances At His Eldoret Home
Marathon Champion Has Been Killed: On Thursday Night, Former Athlete Samson Kandie was brutally murdered, at His Home in Elgon View, Eldoret.
The 53-year-old athlete, celebrated for his victories in the 2002 Sapporo and 2004 Vienna marathons, was found severely beaten and tied up outside his home .
His daughter, Vienna Kandie, recounted the harrowing events leading to the discovery of her father’s body.
According to Vienna, The mother had called Kandie around 7:30 p.m., where he mentioned that he was on his way home, yet never arrived
Hours later, a strange voice on the other end of a phone call directed the family to look for him behind their home’s toilet. There, his body was found, bound, and brutally attacked
Kandie was immediately rushed to hospital, but succumbed to his injuries. “We couldn’t understand why someone would do this to Dad,” Vienna narrated, struggling to hold back tears.
At the time of Publishing this article, The motive behind the attack remains unclear.
The late Kandie rose to fame for his outstanding performances in marathon races across the world, including the 1999 Berlin Marathon where he set his personal record of 2:08:31.