Allen Karam Chand, 82, was attacked by Muntahar Ahmed, 44, at a bus stop in Handsworth, Birmingham, in January - and tragically died days after the assault left him with a fractured skull

A man who launched a brutal attack on an 82-year-old at bus stop, killing him, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Allen Karam Chand, a "loving" army veteran, died five days after the assault, having suffered a fractured skull and significant brain bleed. Muntahar Ahmed, 44, snatched Mr Chand's walking stick during the assualt on Soho Road in Handsworth on January 14, before shoving the elderly man over, leaving him with fatal injuries. The grandad was taken to hospital but sadly died just days later.

Ahmed, of no fixed address, was initially charged with wounding, but this was changed to manslaughter following Chand's death.

It was found Ahmed and Mr Chand - who had a trolley with him - did not know each other and had made their separate ways to the number 74 bus stop. Within a minute, Ahmed had become violent towards Mr Chand.

Ahmed today pleaded guilty to manslaughter at Birmingham Crown Court and is due to be sentenced at a later date.

In a tribute, Mr Chand's family said: "Our father was loving, caring, and never deceived anyone. He taught us to respect the law as an ex-army man, and we will always miss him.

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Jesus said whoever believes in me, though he may die he shall live. Our father is not physically with us but he is alive with Lord Jesus."

Detective Sergeant Joanne Potter, from our homicide unit, said: "This was an unnecessary act of violence which led to the tragic death of an 82-year-old man.

"They had been at the same bus stop for less than a minute when Ahmed grabbed at Mr Chand's walking stick and pushed into the road. He sustained serious injuries from which he sadly had little chance of surviving.

"It remains unclear what prompted this attack, but it’s clear this was not an act of self-defence. There was no need for Ahmed to do what he did, and it has ultimately cost an elderly man his life."