Lee Anderson guilty of murdering shopkeeper Javaid Ali in Paisley A man has been found guilty of killing Paisley shopkeeper Javaid Ali after he confessed to his mother and brother. A jury at the High Court in Glasgow on Thursday convicted Lee Anderson, 31, of the culpable homicide in June last year at Mr Ali's Sunshine Grocers store in the Renfrewshire town. He was jailed for 15 years. Anderson, of Morar Drive, Paisley, told his mother Margaret Anderson and brother Paul Anderson "I stabbed the shopkeeper." They were so concerned about this confession that they went to the police. Anderson's mother also emailed BBC programme Crimewatch after an appeal to find Mr Ali's killer was broadcast. In evidence both tried to claim that they thought Anderson was joking and said they never suspected him. But the jury did not believe that and convicted him of the culpable homicide of Mr Ali. Anderson's confessions to his mother and brother was the main evidence against him, along with customer David Howie, 18, who identified him as the hooded man he saw in the shop with Mr Ali about a minute before he was stabbed. The High Court in Glasgow heard that there was no forensic evidence to connect Anderson to the murder. Mr Ali, 48, was described as a hard-working friendly man who knew all his customers. He had no only returned to his shop about 40 minutes before he was attacked and killed. Mr Ali had been at the cash and carry and returned to let shop assistant James Angus away early. He was alone in the shop when Anderson walked in wearing a hooded top. Anderson waited until other customers left before trying to steal alcohol from the shelves. When he was caught by Mr Ali, Anderson lashed out with the knife he carried for his protection. The blade cut through Mr Ali's carotid artery causing massive blood loss. But despite this Mr Ali managed to call 999 from his mobile. He gave the operator his name, address and said he had been stabbed in the neck. The one thing he did not reveal was the name of his killer because he did not know Anderson who - despite living in sight of the store - was not a customer. After brutally stabbing Mr Ali, Anderson left the store leaving his victim to die. Anderson then cashed in a PSP Playstation device and game for cash at a shop in Paisley High Street so that he could buy heroin. The court heard there was around £650 in notes, £409 in the till and bags of coins in the store. Mr Ali was found fatally injured in his shop by customers who tried to stem the flow of blood from his neck and called for the emergency services. But the massive loss of blood caused irreparable brain damage and Mr Ali died in hospital on June 15, last year. Prosecutor John Scullion revealed Anderson has a previous conviction for assault to disfigurement and received a six year jail sentence. Passing sentence judge Sean Murphy QC told Anderson: "It is clear from the evidence we heard Javaid Ali was a popular and respected local figure who clearly had carried out some acts of kindness towards his own customers. His loss is grave loss not only to his own family but to the local community. Judge Murphy told Anderson that he had gone to the store armed with a knife and prepared to use it and that attempted to steal from Mr Ali. He added: "While the full circumstances are not clear it is apparently clear you have attempted to steal from him at the time." Detective chief inspector Duncan Sloan said: "Lee Anderson has been found guilty at Glasgow High Court of the culpable homicide of 48 year-old Javaid Ali as he worked within his grocers shop. In his son Abbas' own words during an emotional press conference following his death, Mr Ali was an exceptionally hard working man, who was a very popular member of the community. He was well liked by everyone who knew him. It is hard to imagine what Mr Ali's family have had to endure since his untimely death and I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for all the assistance they gave us during the investigation. They were extremely co-operative with police during every step of our investigation and I am grateful for the support they gave us. I sincerely hope that today's verdict can go some way to help them to rebuild their lives.A team of highly experienced detective and uniform officers worked on this investigation and I would like to acknowledge their efforts. I would also like to extend my sincere thanks to the local community who assisted with our enquiries. I hope that today's verdict can provide a degree of comfort to Mr Ali's family.