Published: Nov 17, 2015, 02:11 PM (IST)
Edited: Nov 17, 2015, 02:11 PM (IST)
Nawaz Khan, 23, lived for cricket and won the Cricket South Africa’s award for the intellectually impaired Cricketer of the Year in 2013. It was a dream come true moment for him when he received the award from his idol and South African Test captain Hashim Amla.
In a shocking and a brutal incident, the youngster, who was an intellectually impaired cricketer, was beheaded in a ritual sacrifice. His best friend Thandowakhe Duma, 21, and three others have been arrested in connection to the murder.
As reported by PTI, Nawaz was allegedly lured to a forest near his home by Duma and a traditional healer where he was attacked with a bush knife and beheaded. Duma led the police team to the site of the severed head and had earlier confessed that a traditional healer had requested him to bring along a human head to address problems that he was facing.
His friend Duma was charged with murder after he led the police team to the site of the head at the weekend after confessing that a traditional healer had requested him to bring along a human head to address problems that he (the friend) was facing.
Nawaz was wicketkeeper-batsman and inspired many cricketers with intellectual or physical impairment. He was looking forward to make big in the sport and go overseas with the team. His mother Zakia Khan was quoted by the media, as saying, “He was thrilled when he received his award from his ideal, Hashim Amla, calling it the happiest day of his life.” She further added that despite the fact that her son could not read or write and was mocked for his disability he had excelled in sport.
