Rally driver Asad Khan dies
Rally driver Asad Khan is dead.
What you need to know:
- Asad, who died on Sunday, was fighting for his life at the High Dependency Unit at the Avenue Hospital in Nairobi following a domestic spat which led to his girlfriend, a rally star, arrested
- Adil said his brother lost a lot of blood after the brutal assault last Monday
- According to Adil, his brother was injured by Maxine Wahome on Jamhuri Day after she allegedly returned home drunk from a dinner party she had attended on the night of December 11
Rally driver Asad "Kalulu" Khan has passed on at Avenue Hospital, his brother Adil has confirmed.
Asad, who died on Sunday, was fighting for his life at the High Dependency Unit at the Avenue Hospital in Nairobi following a domestic spat which led to his girlfriend, a rally star, arrested.
“Yes my brother Asad has finally left us. We had been at his bedside ever since he was admitted in the hospital with stab wounds. It is really sad,” Adil told Nation Sport on Sunday.
Adil had said his brother lost a lot of blood after the brutal assault last Monday.
According to Adil, his brother was injured by Maxine Wahome on Jamhuri Day after she allegedly returned home drunk from a dinner party she had attended on the night of December 11.
Asad was a recognised rally driver at the height of his rallying career. His participation in a Subaru Impreza was always the highlight of his competition.
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.
In an earlier interview on Wednesday when Asad was rushed to the hospital, Adil told Nation Sport that from the injuries his brother suffered, it was evident that he was assaulted by other persons who were in Maxine’s company.
“It is my brother who has trained Maxine in rallying. He has assisted her family so much and has aided her to develop her talent,” Adil said.
Police arrested Maxine for grievous harm, but she was released on bail. Upon prosecution and conviction, the offence could earn her a life sentence.
Adil said he "will pursue justice" for his brother. Police have already arrested and presented Maxine Wahome in court. She is out on a Sh100,000 cash bail.
Adil had alleged a sinister scheme in the whole saga since it is the management of Preston Court, where the lovers reside, who called him on Monday at around 1pm.
“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 cash bail on Wednesday, was told by state prosecutor James Gachoka.
Gachoka had applied to have Maxine detained for 14 days to enable police conclude investigations.
But Ms Wahome's 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.
He said she is not a flight risk and will comply with any terms imposed by the court.
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.”
The investigating officer, Stephen Kibei, asked for more time conclude investigations.
Ochoi concurred with Kimathi that the offence the police are pressing against Maxine is bailable under the penal code.
He also said bail is a constitutional right for any suspect before freeing her on a Sh100,000 cash bail.
Ms Wahome has been ordered to be reporting to the investigating officer at the Kilimani Police Station every Monday until the probe is completed.
Police had sought 14 days to keep the suspect in custody until Asad's condition improves.
Asad's death could now lead to a change in the charge sheet.
