THE brother of murderer tried to kill a man in a brutal street attack.

Arif Rehman pounced on Mirza Hanif in an incident captured by shocked witnesses on their mobile phones.

The 46 year-old was knifed last September 6 outside a social club in Tradeston prior to meeting his daughter from university.

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Rehman today pleaded guilty to attempting to murder Mr Hanif, who a judge heard was lucky to survive the attack.

The 27 year-old is the brother of Asif Rehman, who was jailed for life for the murder of a man in Pollokshields in 2012.

He joined his sibling behind bars as was remanded in custody pending sentencing next month.

The crime happened after Mr Hanif had gone to the Cafe Maeda social club in Bridge Street.

He had earlier left his daughter visiting Glasgow University before he was due to return to meet her.

Mr Hanif then became aware of a "commotion" in the street, went outside and noticed two groups fighting.

Prosecutor Erin Campbell said it was described as a "large scale disturbance".

The victim had little memory of what happened next other than being "covered in blood" and then in hospital.

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But, the High Court in Glasgow heard mobile phone clips lead to Rehman being snared for attacking Mr Hanif.

Describing what the footage included, Miss Campbell said: "Arif Rehman ran to Mr Hanif and stabbed him on the right hand side of the head."

The victim was also struck with a traffic cone.

Rehman and others fled - he was then clocked appearing to throw something onto a roof.

Police used a drone and later discovered a knife in the Commerce Street.

Detectives identified Rehman from footage. He later handed himself in at a local police station.

The court was told Mr Hanif ended up in intensive care and in an induced coma.

The wound was close to vital arteries.

Miss Campbell: "Had it not been for medical treatment, he would have succumbed to his injuries and died."

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Lord Armstrong deferred sentencing until March 23 in Edinburgh.

Rehman's brother Asif - then 20 - and Adel Ishaq, 19, murdered William McKeeney as he returned from a pub in January 2012.

Both were each ordered to serve at the time a minimum of 16 years for what a judge described as "senseless violence".