A KNIFE thug who murdered a pensioner in a Glasgow street dramatically changed his plea before the end of his trial.

Peter Telfer was captured on CCTV knifing 76-year-old John Baker twice in the back, only days after being granted bail.

The injured man then flagged down a passing refuse truck with three council workers who phoned an ambulance.

Tragically, the pensioner - who had recently been given the all clear from cancer - later died at Glasgow Royal Infirmary hospital.

The attack happened around 12.25am on June 29, a matter of hours after Telfer robbed Victoria Weston of her bag outside Glasgow’s Central Station.

Shortly afterwards he tried to rob Karen Bowman of her bag at a bus stop in Trongate, before making his way to Calton where the murder took place.

Telfer had only been granted bail on June 27 at Glasgow Sheriff Court after being charged with an alleged assault and attempted robbery at a shop on Shettleston Road.

His movements on June 28 around Glasgow city centre were captured on CCTV, as well as the attack on Mr Baker on June 29 and him walking down a nearby street afterwards.

The 25-year-old went on trial last week at the High Court in Glasgow for a string of charges including the murder, robbery and attempted robbery.

But on Tuesday after the prosecution had lead all evidence, in a dramatic turn of events, Telfer pled guilty to the three charges after the court heard “overwhelming evidence”.

Judge Lord Matthews continued the case and told jurors: “The evidence in this case is about as overwhelming as it can get.”