Corstorphine Hill trial: James Dunleavy guilty of killing his mother 17 January 2014 Last updated at 15:51 A man has been found guilty of killing his mother and burying her dismembered body in a shallow grave. The High Court in Edinburgh had been told of a row between James Dunleavy and his 66-year-old mother Philomena shortly before she disappeared. Her remains were later found in a shallow grave in a clearing on Edinburgh's Corstorphine Hill. Dunleavy stood trial for murder but was found guilty of culpable homicide on grounds of diminished responsibility. Judge Lord Jones ordered Dunleavy to remain in the State Hospital at Carstairs while psychiatrists continue to assess his condition. Dunleavy is due to return to court in April for the judge to decide the next move. He had denied battering to death his mother in his flat in Balgreen Road, Edinburgh, sometime between 30 April and 7 May last year. Mrs Dunleavy, from Marino, Dublin, had been visiting her son at the time. He had been working as a labourer on the Edinburgh tram project. The charge stated that Dunleavy inflicted "blunt force trauma" by means unknown, compressed his mother's throat and cut off her head and legs. He was also found guilty on a second charge which stated Dunleavy had attempted to defeat the ends of justice by trying to cover up her death and destroy evidence. Dunleavy had pretended his mother was unwell and had returned to Ireland. Instead, he had put her torso, severed legs and head into a suitcase and took the dismembered body to Corstorphine Hill where he buried her. Mrs Dunleavy's remains were found by a cyclist last June. Prosecutors also said Dunleavy vacuumed and washed his flat to remove blood stains and set fire to a bed and mattress. Det Ch Insp Keith Hardie, who led this investigation, said: "James Dunleavy was involved in causing his mother's death and then failed to report the matter to police, instead opting to conceal her body within a wooded area in Corstorphine Hill. Following the discovery of Phyllis Dunleavy's body Police Scotland launched a major investigation and appeal for information, which was assisted by a number of specialist agencies. Thanks to this support a facial reconstruction was created and released to the public and soon after, we had a confirmed identity and a subsequent arrest.