A man who murdered a Glasgow pensioner wished police luck finding the culprit, it has emerged.

Peter Telfer was caught on CCTV stabbing 76-year-old John Baker twice in the back.

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

The attack on June 29 happened after Telfer robbed Victoria Weston of her bag outside Glasgow Central Station.

Telfer then tried to rob Karen Bowman of her bag at a bus stop in the Trongate before making his way to Bridgeton, where the murder took place.

When police interviewed Telfer he was "noticeably calm and appeared untroubled".

Following Telfer's guilty plea, Iain McSporran QC told the court: "He wished the police luck in tracing the true culprit."

Telfer denied being the person seen in the CCTV footage, robbing Ms Weston of her bag and attempting to rob Ms Bowman.

He later admitted the robbery and attempted robbery after all of the prosecution evidence had been led.

Telfer had been granted bail two days earlier on June 27 after being charged with an alleged assault and attempted robbery at a shop on Shettleston Road.

Deferring sentence until next month, judge Lord Matthews told Telfer: "You have been convicted of an appalling and senseless murder of a man whose loss has been felt not only in his local community but amongst his family and friends.

"They have lost a valuable companion, a valuable mentor, valuable friend, uncle and brother-in-law."

Mr Baker's niece, Carol Baker-Longshaw said: "His life was taken without a thought – he had just recovered from cancer and a heart attack.

"He had a stroke several years ago and he had been so courageous fighting all those conditions. And within a few days of getting the all-clear he was murdered in cold blood."