In Summary
• Tirop was found dead in her house near Iten town last week with a stab wound on the neck.
• Her estranged boyfriend is in police custody as homicide officers complete investigations into the death of the athlete.
Uncles of Agnes Tirop, who was found dead with stab wounds at home, sacrifice a sheep as they perform the traditional cleansing ritual at the crime scene of Tirop's home in Iten, Kenya, on October 18, 2021.
Uncles of Kenyan distance runner Agnes Tirop who was found dead with stab wounds at home perform the traditional cleansing ritual at the crime scene with remained blood on a floor at Tirop's home in Iten, Kenya, on October 18, 2021. - Tirop, 25,†was a fast-rising athlete -- a double world 10,000m bronze medallist and 2015 world cross county champion who also finished fourth in the 5,000m at the Tokyo Olympics this year.
An uncle of Agnes Tirop, Kenyan distance runner who was found dead with stab wounds at home, washes out remaining blood on a floor after performing the traditional cleansing ritual at the crime scene of Tirop's home in Iten, Kenya, on October 18, 2021. - Tirop, 25,†was a fast-rising athlete -- a double world 10,000m bronze medallist and 2015 world cross county champion who also finished fourth in the 5,000m at the Tokyo Olympics this year. (Photo by Casmir ODUOR / AFP)
Uncles of Agnes Tirop, Kenyan distance runner who was found dead with stab wounds at home, perform the traditional cleansing ritual at the crime scene of Tirop's home in Iten, Kenya, on October 18, 2021. - Tirop, 25,†was a fast-rising athlete -- a double world 10,000m bronze medallist and 2015 world cross county champion who also finished fourth in the 5,000m at the Tokyo Olympics this year.
Family members of Agnes Tirop, Kenyan distance runner who was found dead with stab wounds at home, burn her portrait with her husband after performing the traditional cleansing ritual at the crime scene of Tirop's home in Iten, Kenya, on October 18, 2021. - Tirop, 25,†was a fast-rising athlete -- a double world 10,000m bronze medallist and 2015 world cross county champion who also finished fourth in the 5,000m at the Tokyo Olympics this year. (Photo by Casmir ODUOR / AFP)
Uncles of Agnes Tirop, Kenyan distance runner who was found dead with stab wounds at home, sacrifice a sheep as they perform the traditional cleansing ritual at the crime scene of Tirop's home in Iten, Kenya, on October 18, 2021. - Tirop, 25,†was a fast-rising athlete -- a double world 10,000m bronze medallist and 2015 world cross county champion who also finished fourth in the 5,000m at the Tokyo Olympics this year. (Photo by Casmir ODUOR / AFP)
Uncles of Agnes Tirop, Kenyan distance runner who was found dead with stab wounds at home, take grasses as they perform the traditional cleansing ritual at the crime scene of Tirop's home in Iten, Kenya, on October 18, 2021. - Tirop, 25,†was a fast-rising athlete -- a double world 10,000m bronze medallist and 2015 world cross county champion who also finished fourth in the 5,000m at the Tokyo Olympics this year. (Photo by Casmir ODUOR / AFP)
Family members of Agnes Tirop, Kenyan distance runner who was found dead with stab wounds at home, look at her portrait with her husband before burning it at the crime scene of Tirop's home in Iten, Kenya, on October 18, 2021. - Tirop, 25,†was a fast-rising athlete -- a double world 10,000m bronze medallist and 2015 world cross county champion who also finished fourth in the 5,000m at the Tokyo Olympics this year. (Photo by Casmir ODUOR / AFP)