Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Asad Khan is not dead but in ICU after being attacked in domestic violence saga by girlfriend, Maxine Wahome.
The family of Asad Khan is now appealing for blood donation after he was allegedly assaulted by his girlfriend, celebrated rally driver Maxine Wahome.
The family, in a statement seen by Citizen Digital, thanked those who had already donated blood to Asad, adding that more was however still needed.
Asad, who is also a rally driver, is presently receiving treatment at Avenue hospital, where he was rushed after initially being admitted at the Nairobi Hospital following the incident.
“We, the family of Asad Khan (Kalulu) hereby wish to express our utmost gratitude to all those who came forward to donate blood for Asad Kalulu. He remains in a serious critical condition and is fighting for his life,” read the statement.
“At this point, we wish to request all friends and well-wishers to kindly keep him in your prayers. The hospital team at Avenue hospital ICU require 5 pints of blood group A+ or O+ for his ongoing treatment.”
Asad’s girlfriend, Wahome, has since been released on a Ksh.100,000 cash bail pending investigations into the alleged assault incident.
She was arrested on December 12, 2022 at an apartment in Kilimani after Asad’s brother, Adila Khan, reported the matter to the police after being informed of the incident by the management of the apartment.
The court report added that Asad is still not in a position to give a satisfactory account of the incident, further that Wahome is however fully cooperating with investigators.
“The scene was documented where forensic evidence to wit blood stains and other items were collected and the respondent was escorted to Kilimani Police Station where she was booked for the offence of grievous harm,” added the report.
On Tuesday, the family appealed for a blood donation to the Safari rally driver. Then, he was admitted to Avenue Hospital in Parklands, Nairobi.
“We wish to request all friends and wellwishers to kindly keep him in your prayers. The hospital team at Avenue hospital ICU require five pints of blood group A+ or O+ for his ongoing treatment,” a statement posted on Facebook read.Wahome, who was arrested on Monday in connection to Asad’s injuries, was on Wednesday released on a cash bail of Sh100,000 pending investigations into the alleged assault charges.
She was arrested at an apartment in Kilimani after a report of the assault was filed with the police by Asad’s brother, Adila Khan.
Nairobi magistrate Bernard Ochoi said in a ruling that there was no compelling reasons to keep the 24-year-old rally driver in custody as requested by police. The police wanted her to be held in custody for 14 days to complete investigations into the matter.
The magistrate directed Ms Wahome to be reporting to Kilimani police station every Thursday until the police complete the probe or January 16.
The police told the court that the matter was reported to Kilimani police station, and they rushed to the scene and fond Ms Wahome in the house looking disturbed.
On Tuesday, Ms Wahome had made an application to the court for the case to be heard in camera, saying she was a victim and needed protection. But Mr Ochoi rejected the application saying the application under Victims Protection Act was premature because it was not clear who was aggressor or the victim.
The investigating officer said the boyfriend is still admitted at the High Dependency Unit at Avenue Hospital. They said the boyfriend could not give satisfactory account of what happened to him.
The court heard that Ms Wahome was also willing to assist with the investigations and had cooperated so far.
Further, the investigator said the scene has been documented and forensic evidence including blood stains and broken glasses collected for examination.
The police said they needed to find whether there were accomplices so that they could be arrested, obtain call data from their mobile phones for analysis and conduct DNA test of the blood samples. “That the continued detention of the respondent is immensely necessary for the furtherance and finalizing of the investigations, her release could further lead to interference with the investigations and a flight risk as has not disclosed her fixed abode,” the police said.
The magistrate, however, rejected the application saying the reasons were not compelling enough to hold her in custody.
Meanwhile, the family of the boyfriend, who is a top rally driver, is appealing for blood donation as he remains admitted at an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ward of a Nairobi hospital.
Preliminary investigations were that Khan sustained a deep cut in his ankle, which was allegedly inflicted by the woman.
Ms Wahome claimed that the man hurt himself as he was attacking her and as a victim, she needed protection.
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