A Saudi man, in his thirties, has allegedly murdered his Asian wife at their home in the city of Al-Taif.
The man reportedly stabbed his wife several times,before slitting her throat in front of their three children.
Officers arrested the killer who claimed that he killed his wife, in her forties, due to family problems.
Forensic experts rushed to the scene of the crime, accompanied by a coroner who examined the body and reported deep fatal wounds.
The man's clothes were still stained with his wife’s blood as the police arrested him and transferred him to competent authorities.
Initial reports revealed that the killer, a former government employee, had previously undergone treatment at a psychiatric hospital in Al-Taif.
Social media users launched the hashtag #husband_kills_wife in protest against the alarming increase in murders in the country.