Murderer killed former neighbour and dumped body near reservoir

Murdered: Stewart Barrett's body was found near reservoir.

A man who killed a former neighbour and attempted to hide his body is facing a life sentence.

Joseph Ramage, 39, attacked father-of-three Stewart Barrett following an altercation at a property in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, in November 2011.

He later dumped the 34-year-old's corpse within woods near to the Carron Valley Reservoir in Stirlingshire.

Ramage was convicted of murder and attempting to defeat the ends of justice following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

Co-accused Paul McManus, 33, was cleared of the killing, but found guilty of helping Ramage remove the body.

Judge Sean Murphy QC deferred sentencing until August 3 at the High Court in Edinburgh.

It emerged after the verdict that Ramage has previous convictions for assault.

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