A man yesterday admitted setting fire to the sleeping bag of a dozing homeless man.At the High Court in Glasgow, 52-year-old Graham Moffat pled guilty to attempting to murder Mareks Vilkins just before 2am on August 2, 2018, in East Campbell Street, Glasgow.Moffat, wearing a distinctive red jacket, was caught on CCTV footage pulling out a lighter and setting the sleeping bag alight, before walking away.Prosecutor Liam Ewing said: “This took place at a set of steps at the main entrance to the Lodging House Mission.“Around 10.30pm, Mr Vilkins arrived with the intention of sleeping there for the night.
He lay in his sleeping bag with the hood partially covering his head – and fell asleep.”The court heard that about 1.56am, Mareks was woken by
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