Five charged after man stabbed and killed in Leicester
Five men have been charged after a man was stabbed and killed in Leicester.
Last updated 27th Jul 2026
Five men are due in court today following a fatal stabbing in Leicester.
Arad Niakan, 24, died after being attacked on De Montford Place, just off London Road, on Wednesday night (22 July).
Four men are charged with murder, whilst a fifth if accused of assisting an offender.
The four men have also each been charged with one count of having an imitation firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence and one count of possession of a knife/bladed article in a public place.
A 33-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder has been released with no further action.
Two other men, aged 52, and two 43-year-old women who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender have been released on bail.