A Bahraini man locked up his three children and turned the television on to murder his Moroccan wife following a rift, a Bahraini daily reported on Tuesday.

The 35-year-old man stabbed his wife several times at their home in Manama after locking his children in their room and turning up the TV to the maximum sound so they will not hear her screams, Alayyam Arabic language daily said.

“The man confessed to the murder by stabbing his wife several times… He told the prosecutor that he had planned the murder for several days.”