A man (18) has admitted murdering a teenage college student, who was stabbed after a dispute on a bus.

Azeem Akhtar, who was 17 at the time, was due to stand trial next month accused of killing Azim Azam.

He changed his plea to guilty during a brief hearing at Birmingham Crown Court.

Azim (16) was on his way to his first day at college when he was found lying in the street after getting off a bus in the Moseley area of Birmingham last September.

He later died in hospital. Police said the death had followed a dispute between two bus passengers who were known to each other.

Mr. Akhtar, of Glen Rise, Kings Heath, was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on March 17th.

Pictured above: Azim Azam