Stuart Patterson found guilty of murder at High Court in Edinburgh A laughing murderer who tried to blame his wife for a vicious golf club attack has been found guilty of battering his neighbour to death. A jury found Stuart Patterson guilty of beating to death his friend and neighbour to rob him of a valuable crop of cannabis on Friday. A trial heard how Patterson, 27, and wife Kimberley Reid, 25, sweated for two hours under the artificial lights of a cannabis farm to strip leaves from the plants - just a few feet away from the dead man. Victim Paul Cunningham, 35, was said to be expecting a £5000 pay-off for tending the plants in his converted bedroom, and for keeping his mouth shut. His body was discovered in his flat in Hagghill, Glasgow, three days after he died from head injuries. A bloodied nine iron lay on a nearby sofa which medics said had been used to strike at least eight blows. Patterson and Reid had split up but were still on relatively good terms. They hatched a plan to steal and sell the cannabis - believing that the cash would allow Reid to get a flat and persuade social workers that she could look after their three-year-old son, who is in care. The trial at the High Court in Edinburgh heard how Patterson was angry because a row with Mr Cunningham just after "the bells" at New Year had cost Patterson a night in the cells. He was charged with assaulting Mr Cunningham with a golf club and had been freed on bail - subject to a dusk to dawn curfew. The couple planned their raid on Mr Cunningham's flat - just across the road from where Patterson was staying in Aberdour Street - for the afternoon of February 8. During the trial, prosecutors accepted Reid's not guilty plea - then called her as a witness. Would-be chef Reid described her shock when Patterson told her Mr Cunningham was dead, while he was laughing, and flung open a door to show her the body. Reid said: "I looked in and saw Paul Cunningham lying there. She added: "He said they were lying on the couch and Paul had turned to get another golf club from the bag and when his back was turned he (Patterson) hit him with a golf club. Patterson told the trial he was "heartbroken" because his estranged wife had given evidence against him. Patterson claimed Reid struck the fatal blows before he could disarm her. Door-to-door inquiries led detectives to question Patterson who said he had been wearing dark jeans on the day Mr Cunningham died. But CCTV footage showed him staggering under the weight of the hail of cannabis and wearing light blue jeans. Forensic scientists found tiny blood spots on the jeans, which they said could only have got there while Mr Cunningham was being attacked. After the jury's majority verdict, judge John Morrison QC called for background reports and ordered Patterson to remain in custody pending formal sentencing next month. First offender Reid will also be sentenced for her part in the raid. She admitted stealing cannabis and being concerned in the supply of the drug. The judge warned her that she too faced a prison sentence.