A 29-year-old Suffolk man accused of murder has told a court he wanted to put the alleged victim "in hospital” as he suspected he had an affair with his girlfriend.

Oskars Kantors, 29, of Old School Close, Leiston, gave evidence on Wednesday at Ipswich Crown Court and was questioned by prosecutor Simon Spence KC.

The man previously denied murdering 41-year-old Agris Leigavnieks on October 17 last year, as well as an alternative charge of manslaughter.   

While giving evidence, Kantors admitted he intended to cause Leigavnieks serious harm and “put him in hospital”. 

Kantors, who previously told doctors that he does not have any recollection of the night, said he remembered stabbing Leigavnieks but wanted to “keep it between him and his solicitor”. 

During the trial, it was heard Mr Leigavnieks had previously been in a relationship with Kantors' girlfriend, and on the night of the alleged murder, the defendant and his partner had an argument after he had been drinking and went out with his half-brother to buy cat food but returned with alcohol. 

On Wednesday, Kantors admitted to installing a secret camera in his home to allegedly watch his puppy when he was not home. 

However, the prosecutor said that the defendant had told his friend he set up the camera as he was suspicious of his girlfriend and Leigavnieks’ relationship. 

The court heard that Kantors told his friend that he caught Leigavnieks coming into his house and staying there for an hour. 

Asked by the prosecutor about his drinking, the defendant also admitted being a “functioning alcoholic”. The man said he started drinking more regularly at the age of nine when he lived at an orphanage. 

Kantors previously told doctors that he does not have any recollection of the night, and today he said he remembered stabbing Leigavnieks but wanted to “keep it between him and his solicitor”. 

Kantors has also admitted two offences of assault causing actual bodily harm on a man and a woman on the same evening as the alleged murder.