A KILLER battered a friend to death - while awaiting sentence for an earlier attack on him.

William Jackson, 51, fatally assaulted Walter Littlejohn at his flat in Govanhill, Glasgow in July this year.

He had days earlier told a nurse that he wanted to punch the 56-year-old "all the time" - but no action was taken.

Jackson had already been convicted of attacking his friend in 2013.

He faced a murder allegation when he appeared at the High Court in Glasgow. But, prosecutors instead accepted his guilty to the reduced charge of culpable homicide.

Jackson was remanded in custody and will learn his fate in the New Year.

He had been on bail for assaulting Mr Littlejohn in July 2013 when he carried out the fatal attack in July this year. The sentencing had been adjourned until December this year.

Jackson then went on to kill his friend at his flat in the city's Jamieson Street.

The death came to light on August 1 when Jackson called an ambulance claiming he had found Mr Littlejohn lying dead in a chair.

A post mortem examination found Mr Littlejohn had been assaulted.

He was found to have bleeding in the skull, rib fractures, injuries to his bowel and liver as well as bruising.

It was also found he had defensive-type injuries.

Judge Lord Bannatyne deferred sentencing until next month for reports.