Asad Khan Dies After Alleged Assault By Maxine Wahome

Rally driver Asad Khan, who was allegedly assaulted by World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally driver Maxine Wahome, is dead.

Asad's younger brother Adil confirmed the unfortunate news of his death on Sunday, December 18.

“Yes, my brother Asad has finally left us. We had been at his bedside ever since he was admitted to the hospital with stab wounds. It is really sad,” he told the Nation.

Asad was fighting for his life at the High Dependency Unit (HDU) at the Avenue Hospital in Nairobi following a domestic spat which led to his girlfriend Wahome arrested.

Maxine Wahome in court. /K24 DIGITAL

Adil said his brother lost a lot of blood after the brutal assault on Monday, December 12. He had been admitted to Nairobi Hospital before he was transferred to Avenue Hospital.

He added that his brother was injured by Wahome on Jamhuri Day after she allegedly returned home drunk from a dinner party she had attended on the night of Sunday, December 11.

Asad was a recognised rally driver at the height of his rallying career hailed for his participation in a Subaru Impreza. With his young brother Adil, the pair had been running a mechanical workshop specifically for rally cars.

Both of them also headed a team of mechanics as members of the Service Crew for the Young FIA Team that participated in several events across the continent this year.

While promising to pursue justice for his brother, he viewed the whole saga as foul play given that it was the management of Preston Court in Kileleshwa, Nairobi, where the couple reside, who called him on December 12 at 1 pm.

It was the same day Wahome was arrested as police discovered a lot of blood in the house and broken glass. She was later presented at the Milimani Law Courts and released on a Ksh100,000 cash bail.

“Maxine was arrested following a report by Adil at Kilimani that she had inflicted life threatening injuries on his brother Asad,” Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Bernard Ochoi, who freed Wahome on Wednesday, December 14.

State prosecutor James Gachoka had applied to have Wahome detained for 14 days to enable police conclude investigations.

But her lawyer Steve Kimathi opposed the application saying she is willing to assist police with investigations into the matter.

“The nature of the offence police are investigating is bailable. I urge this court to free the suspect on bond pending completion of investigations,” Kimathi said.

The court was also told that the man sustained a deep cut on his ankle that was allegedly inflicted by Wahome, a matter which she denied by stating that she is a victim and claiming that the man hurt himself when he was attacking her.

Not much was known about Wahome's relationship with Asad but sources intimate that they were seeing each other for over a year.

Wahome is being investigated over an offence of causing grievous bodily harm which might lead to a lengthy jail term if she is charged with murder and convicted.

Asad Khan in a rally car. /ANWAR SIDI PHOTOGRAPHY