Kenyan police Friday arrested Agnes Tirop’s husband in connection with the athlete’s alleged murder case.Agnes Tirop, a two-time World Athletic Championship bronze medalist, was found dead at her home in Iten on Wednesday. The world record holder in 10,000m was found on her bed with stab wounds to her neck and stomach.Her husband, Ibrahim Rotich, has now been detained at Changamwe Police Station in Mombasa. He is reportedly being charged with murder.The Kenyan Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) revealed on social media that Rotich tried to flee to a neighbouring country to “evade justice”. However, he failed as he had “rammed his getaway vehicle into a lorry”."The suspect is currently being grilled by detectives at Changamwe police station, for more details into the murder, before being arraigned to answer to murder charges," DCI Kenya posted on Twitter.The National Police Service Kenya said two other men in connection with Agnes Tirop’s death had also been arrested."Suspected killer husband of Agnes Tirop, the long distance runner heroine recently murdered at her home, has been arrested. The suspect, one Ibrahim Kipkemoi Rotich, who has been on the run with police on hot trail, was nabbed in Mombasa by diligent police detectives who were trailing him and is currently held at Changamwe Police Station awaiting transfer to Iten where he’s expected to face prosecution,” the Kenyan police said.Agnes Tirop finished fourth at Tokyo OlympicsAgnes Tirop was one of the best middle-distance women runners. The Kenyan athlete claimed 10,000m bronze medals at the World Championships in 2017 and 2019.DCI KENYA@DCI_KenyaThe prime suspect in the gruesome murder of 25-year-old world 5,000m record holder Agnes Tirop, has been arrested. Ibrahim Rotich, who was in a relationship with the athlete was arrested moments ago in Changamwe, Mombasa county, as he tried to flee to a neighboring02:15 AM · Oct 15, 20212203656The prime suspect in the gruesome murder of 25-year-old world 5,000m record holder Agnes Tirop, has been arrested. Ibrahim Rotich, who was in a relationship with the athlete was arrested moments ago in Changamwe, Mombasa county, as he tried to flee to a neighboring https://t.co/G2OrhlaM8XShe came very close to adding an Olympic medal to her already brilliant resume. Agnes Tirop finished fourth in the 5,000m in Tokyo.DCI KENYA@DCI_Kenyacountry to evade justice. Rotich is believed to have killed the two-time World Athletics championships bronze medallist,by stabbing her before going into hiding. Tirop’s lifeless body was found lying on her bed Wednesday morning in Iten, with visible stab wounds on her abdomen.02:15 AM · Oct 15, 202124551country to evade justice. Rotich is believed to have killed the two-time World Athletics championships bronze medallist,by stabbing her before going into hiding. Tirop’s lifeless body was found lying on her bed Wednesday morning in Iten, with visible stab wounds on her abdomen. https://t.co/qTY1Z9QBPWKenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta called for a quick investigation into Tirop’s death.