TWO men who burst into a house and killed a father in front of traumatised family have pled guilty following his murder.

Reece Brunton and Liam Kippen, both 21, have today at the High Court in Glasgow, pled guilty following the murder of 35 year-old John Hamilton from Bellshill.

Reece Brunton pled guilty to the charge of murder and Liam Kippen pled guilty to culpable homicide.

Both were remanded in custody for sentencing at a later date.

The attack occurred on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at John Hamilton’s home address on Burnside Avenue, Bellshill.

Following the plea at High Court in Glasgow, Detective Inspector David Moran from the Major Investigation Team, who led the investigation, said: "John Hamilton was taken from his family at the age of 35 in an utterly senseless act.

"John’s family have had to endure the pain throughout the investigation and although it doesn’t even begin to compensate them for his loss, hopefully today’s plea gives them some satisfaction in terms of the persons responsible being brought to justice.

"Reece Brunton and Liam Kippen have pled guilty to the murder and culpable homicide, respectively, of John Hamilton, having burst into a house and killed him in front of young children and women who were absolutely traumatised by what they witnessed.

“Police Scotland will not allow those who perpetrate extreme violence of this type to go unaccounted for their crimes.

"The local community played a large part in the successful investigation of this murder and I would like to thank them for that."