'Jealous' Leiston man guilty of stabbing neighbour to death

Oskars Kantors has been found guilty of murdering Agris Leigavnieks in an attack in Leiston last October

A man has been found guilty of murdering his neighbour in an attack motivated by jealousy, a court heard.

Oskars Kantors, 29, fatally stabbed Agris Leigavnieks, 41, at his home in Old School Close in Leiston, Suffolk in October 2022.

After a trial lasting more than two weeks, the jury delivered a unanimous guilty verdict at Ipswich Crown Court.

Judge Martyn Levett told Kantors to expect a life term when he is sentenced on Friday.

Police were called to reports of an assault in Old School Close at 20:50 BST on 17 October last year.

Critically-injured Mr Leigavnieks, who lived on the same street, was taken to Ipswich Hospital but later died. Kantors was arrested the same evening.

Mr Leigavnieks was fatally stabbed at a house in Old School Close in Leiston

Kantors previously pleaded guilty to two counts of assault causing actual bodily harm to two separate victims on the same day as the stabbing.

According to police, the three attacks had a common motive of jealousy and suspected relationships with the defendant's girlfriend.

Kantors was remanded in custody ahead of a sentencing hearing at Ipswich Crown Court on 17 November.