Man spotted hiding knife after killing housemate

A man has been found guilty of manslaughter after CCTV captured him hiding the knife he used to kill his housemate.

Leicestershire Police said Amritpal Singh stabbed Amit Kumar at the house they shared with two other people in Leicester following a fight on 5 October 2025.

CCTV then showed him throwing the knife into a nearby back garden.

At Leicester Crown Court on Thursday, the 44-year-old was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter. He is due to be sentenced on 15 April.

Police said Singh and his 32-year-old victim had been drinking at the house in Sawley Street before the argument broke out in the early hours.

The killer fled the house moments after paramedics arrived, taking the knife with him.

Checks of CCTV footage in the area established he threw the knife into the rear garden of a property in Osmaston Road before using a wheelie bin to climb into the garden to retrieve it.

Footage then showed him discarding the knife in another wheelie bin a short time later and he was arrested at a friend's house the following morning.

Singh claimed to officers he had been defending himself and had stabbed Kumar by accident.

Det Ch Insp 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 luckily this was captured on camera and officers were able to recover it.

"Capturing and examining CCTV is vital in the work we do and had the disposal of the knife not been recorded we may not have found it.

"I am pleased the defendant has now been held accountable for his actions."

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