Maxine Wahome Assault: Family Speaks On Reports Of Asad Khan's Death
Asad had been admitted to Nairobi Hospital before he was transferred to Avenue Hospital.
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The family of rally driver Asad Khan, who was allegedly assaulted by World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally driver Maxine Wahome, has denied reports that he died following the incident.
This is according to sources privy to the happenings within the family who told Viral Tea.
His younger brother Adil said that he was alive, though fighting for his life at the High Dependency Unit (HDU) at the Avenue Hospital in Nairobi following the domestic altercation which saw Wahome arrested.
Maxine Wahome in court. /K24 DIGITAL
"My brother is alive although in a critical condition," Adil told the Nation.
Asad had been admitted to Nairobi Hospital before he was transferred to Avenue Hospital.
“My brother has received almost 10 pints of blood at Avenue Hospital. He lost too much blood from the cuts," Adil added.
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 Monday, 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 Maxine 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.
Ochoi was told police visited the scene “which appeared disturbed with household goods strewn all over the dining room and a pool of blood on the floor and in the staircase.”
Explaining the terms that led to her release on cash bail, Ochoi agreed with Kimathi that the offence police are pressing against Wahome is bailable under the penal code.
He also said bail is a constitutional right for any suspect before freeing her on a Ksh100,000 cash bail.
Wahome was however ordered to appear before the investigating officer at Kilimani Police station every Thursday until the investigations are completed on January 16, 2023.
She is being investigated over an offence of causing grievous bodily harm which might lead to a jail term if she is convicted.
A ventilator at an ICU unit. /DAILY NATION
