Six people have been arrested as police carry out a murder probe after a man was stabbed to death inside a house in Leicester.

Officers were called to the address by the East Midlands Ambulance Service at 1.37am on Sunday. A man in his 30s was found with a stab wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

This evening, Leicestershire Police confirmed that following extensive enquiries, six men have been arrested. A 44-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and another five, aged between 24 and 53, have also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, the force said.

The six men are in custody, police added. Investigations are ongoing. The road where the incident happened was closed throughout the day but the cordon has since been lifted.

The police said in a stat

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