A man has been found guilty of manslaughter following the fatal stabbing of a 32-year-old man in Leicester.
Amritpal Singh was convicted at Leicester Crown Court on Thursday 26 March after a two-week trial. He was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter and is due to be sentenced on 15 April.
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The court heard that Amit Kumar died in the early hours of 5 October 2025 after being stabbed at a house in Sawley Street, where he lived with Singh and two other housemates.
The incident followed an argument between the two men, who had both been drinking. Emergency services were called to the address, but Kumar died from his injuries.
After paramedics arrived, Singh left the property carrying the knife used in the attack. Detectives later carried out a detailed review of CCTV footage from the surrounding area, which helped establish his movements.
Footage showed Singh throwing the knife into a garden on Osmaston Road minutes after leaving the scene. He was then seen using a wheelie bin to climb into the garden to retrieve it before walking away with the weapon.
Further CCTV from Rowsley Street captured him placing the knife into a wheelie bin at around 1.39am. Officers were subsequently sent to search the bin, where the weapon was recovered from a torn black bin bag. Forensic examination later confirmed it had caused the fatal injury.
Singh was arrested later that morning at a nearby address.
During the trial, Singh told the court he had acted in self-defence and that the stabbing was accidental. The jury rejected this account, returning a verdict of manslaughter.
Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Chief Inspector Tim Lindley, said: “Amritpal Singh claimed he stabbed Mr Kumar by accident, but he had told the other two housemates not to mention there had been a fight.
“This makes it clear that he knew exactly what he had done and made the decision to leave the scene with the knife before police arrived.
“Once he left the house it is clear from the CCTV that his aim was to get rid of the weapon. He threw the knife into a garden before retrieving it and then disposing of it in a wheelie bin.
“By putting it in the bin, I think he hoped it would not be found before the bins were emptied, but this was captured on camera and officers were able to recover it.”
He added that CCTV evidence had been “vital” to the investigation and in locating the weapon.
Sentencing is due to take place on Wednesday 15 April.
