Rally driver Maxine Wahome’s lawyer Philip Murgor has told said that his client was in an abusive relationship with her late boyfriend Asad Khan.
During a bail application hearing on Tuesday, Murgor said that Maxine was “brutally assaulted” and did not kill Asad.
The lawyer argued that on the fateful day, Maxine called her mother, asking her to come with the police because her life was in danger.
“She chose to call her mother and the police officer says that’s not normal… it’s normal in Kenya, today the last person you call it’s the police,” Murgor told the court.
The lawyer further claimed that the late rally driver tricked Maxine and benefited from her success.
“This young lady was in the relationship when she was 22, it was the deceased who tricked her down; she was a nursery school teacher and ended up in rallying because of her father. The deceased was a mechanic who helped her get the car and when she got famous all her sponsorship money went to the deceased and the brother,” he said.
Murgor added that Maxine has nothing now and very little money in her bank account as “her sponsorship used to go direct to the deceased.”
The lawyer told court that Maxine should be released on bail, and put under the custody of her parents since she cannot interfere with investigations.
“The deceased was 50 years old so when they say she will interfere with the witnesses… look at the age gap of the accused and the brothers who are yet to testify… can she interfere with the witnesses?” Murgor submitted.
The DPP has opposed Maxine’s release on bail, saying that she might interfere with witnesses adding that her conduct after the incident to call her parents and not the police raises issues.
Maxine has pleaded not guilty to killing her boyfriend Asad Khan.
