Karachi, Nov 1 (IANS) The joy of having a newcomer in the Butt family here was short-lived as former Pakistan captain Salman Butt was found guilty of spot-fixing by a London court minutes before he became a father for the second time.
Butt’s wife gave birth to a baby boy, their second child, minutes before the cricketer was found guilty of spot-fixing by a London court. The couple has an elder daughter.
Butt’s father Zulfiqar confirmed the news of the new born baby in their family.
‘My son Salman was blessed with a baby boy 30 minutes before the verdict came,’ Zulfiqar was quoted as saying by the Pakistani media. ‘We are extremely sad that my son has been found guilty. We hope god will bring him out of this trouble because these are very difficult times for him and the family,’ he added.
Butt along with fast bowler Mohammad Asif were found guilty on the 20th day of the trial at the Southwark Crown Court in London. The judge is likely to hand down the sentencing Thursday.
The verdicts were reached on three of the four charges, but the jury were divided on the fourth charge and returned to debate whether Asif accepted corrupt payments. The duo plotted to deliberately bowl no-balls during a Lord’s Test match in 2010 against England. Bowler Mohammad Aamir had already pleaded guilty to the charges.
Butt faces up to a maximum of seven years in prison for his role during the spot-fixing scam which was exposed following a sting operation by the now-defunct newspaper News of the World.
