A heinous crime shook the city of Aden, as a young man in his twenties killed his mother by stabbing him with a knife in the family home in Mansoura District, Block 29, on Wednesday evening.

Security sources reported that the perpetrator tried to flee after committing his crime, but the security services were able to arrest him within hours, while the mother died of her wounds.

This crime sparked a wave of shock and resentment among Aden society, and social media pioneers circulated the news, expressing their deep sadness and denunciation of this heinous crime.

Many activists linked the increasing crime rates in the city to the spread of drug abuse, calling on the relevant authorities to address this dangerous phenomenon.