The Wellington Oval trial was adjourned before it even started in Supreme Court yesterday, and one of the accused men changed his plea to guilty at the last moment.

Ki-Roy Kinta Butterfield, 27, of Cherry Hill Park, Paget, John Stephen Glasgow, 22, of Spring Hill, Warwick, Jahcai Morris, 24, Sylvan Dell, Paget, and Tahir Nesta Bascome, 22, of Dunscombe Road, Warwick, were all charged with attempting to murder Tariq Foster at Wellington Oval on April 4, 2004.

Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons adjourned the trial before a jury was picked because QC Richard Hector?s client, Jahcai Morris failed to appear.

Appearing late himself, Mr. Hector said his client was supposed to be having surgery on his finger yesterday.

?Your client is not here and you have no idea where he is,? Mrs. Justice Simmons said.

?It is not an elected surgery, but a necessary one,? Mr. Hector responded.

He also said the injury was recent and the surgery had been rescheduled for today.

Crown counsel Juan Wolffe said the Department of Public Prosecutions wished to make an addition to the indictments for the men.

?It should be included as an alternative to count one (attempting unlawfully to cause the death of Tariq Foster) to Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH) with the intention to do GBH,? Mr. Wolffe said.

Former boxer Glasgow then changed his plea to guilty to GBH.

Glasgow pleaded guilty to attempting to do GBH, and doing GBH to Tariq Foster at Wellington Oval on April 4.

Mr. Wolffe said the Crown accepted Glasgow?s guilty plea and also asked the court to put on file two separate charges: possession of an offensive weapon ? namely a knife and also going armed in public to cause terror.

Glasgow was remanded into custody and must reappear at the next Supreme Court arraignment?s session for a sentencing date to be set with his lawyer Llewelyn Peniston.

Glasgow was sentenced to six years imprisonment in December 2004, after he was found guilty of breaking a 49-year-old man?s jaw with one punch and taking his week?s wages from him on Ord Road in December 2003.

The remaining three defendants continue to deny attempted murder, possession of offensive weapons and going armed in public to cause terror.

Glasgow was sent back to Westgate, but Butterfield, Morris and Bascome were released on bail to reappear for the start of their trial on Friday.

Bascome was represented by Ed Bailey and Butterfield by Elizabeth Christopher.

The other Crown Counsel was Cindy Clarke who is being assisted by DPP pupil Nicole Smith.