Manama: Saudi Arabia is still reeling from the shock of the murder of a mother by her Daesh-linked twin sons in the capital Riyadh.
The twins, 20, also stabbed their father and a brother before fleeing their home in a car they forcefully took from an expatriate in Al Hamra neighbourhood, a spokesperson for the interior ministry said.
“The security authorities received a call at 1:12 am on Friday about an utterly heinous crime committed by Khalid and Saleh Al Areeni,” the spokesperson said. “The twins stabbed their mother, 67, father, 73, and their brother Sulaiman, 22, in their home.
Investigations revealed that they lured their mother to the storeroom and stabbed her several times. Then, they went to the father and treacherously stabbed him before chasing their brother and stabbing him as well. They used a cleaver and sharp knives they brought from outside. The mother died on the spot and the father and brother were critically injured and were taken to a hospital.”
The twins were arrested in Delm, around 100 kilometres south west of Riyadh.
Othman Al Maney, the imam of Al Muhaisan Mosque in Al Hamra neighbourhood, said that the two Daesh twins did not perform prayers.
“They prayed for one week about four months ago, while their father, a pious man, is among the first comers to the mosque and their mother, also known for her piety, prayed the late prayers with us on Thursday,” Al Maney said, Saudi daily Okaz reported on Saturday.
The imam added that those under Daesh often targeted pious people because they would resist them and their devious ideology.
