Father murders his only son in Yanbu city

A Saudi father used a kitchen knife to murder his only son by stabbing the little boy in the neck and other parts of the body.

The boy’s mother had tried to save his life but he died minutes after receiving several stabs at their house in the western port of Yanbu.

Police, quoted by local newspapers, said they are questioning the father to know the motives for killing his son, whose age was not mentioned.