Leicester Man Jailed for 15 Years over Housemate Manslaughter

A forty-four-year-old man has been jailed for fifteen years for the manslaughter of his housemate following a fatal stabbing in Leicester.

Amritpal Singh was sentenced at Leicester Crown Court on Wednesday after being found guilty of the death of thirty-two-year-old Amit Kumar.

The defendant was cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter following a trial held at the same court last month.

The court heard that the fatal incident occurred in the early hours of 5 October 2025 at the property the men shared in Sawley Street.

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An argument broke out between the two men, who had both been drinking, before Singh inflicted a fatal wound with a knife.

Singh fled the address as paramedics arrived and was later observed on CCTV attempting to dispose of the weapon.

Footage showed the defendant throwing the knife into a rear garden in Osmaston Road before using a wheelie bin to climb over and retrieve it moments later.

Further cameras captured Singh placing the knife inside a black bin bag within a wheelie bin in Rowsley Street at 1.39am.

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Officers dispatched to the location recovered the weapon which was subsequently confirmed by forensic experts to be the one used in the attack.

Singh was arrested at a friend’s house at 9.19am on the morning of the stabbing.

During police interviews the defendant claimed he had acted in self-defence and that the stabbing was an accident.

Prosecution evidence revealed that Singh had instructed other housemates not to mention the fight to the authorities before he left the scene.

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Detective Chief Inspector Tim Lindley stated that the review of CCTV proved crucial in recovering the vital evidence and holding the defendant accountable.

The fifteen-year custodial sentence reflects the severity of the violence and the defendant's subsequent attempts to evade justice by hiding the knife.

The judge directed that the defendant will serve the custodial term in full less any time already spent on remand.