Two men have been convicted of attempted murder after repeatedly shooting at another man from behind with a shotgun.

John Docherty, 46, and Don Templeton, 37, from Johnstone, were found guilty of repeatedly discharging a shotgun at James McGurk, 42.

McGurk told the court he did not think Templeton would have done it because they were "pals". 

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The attack happened at Crosslee Poultry Farm, Bridge of Weir, on 31 October 2017.

McGurk was blasted from behind and pellets hit his right buttock, the High Court in Glasgow heard.

Before the attack, Templeton stopped at the Tesco petrol station in Linwood to buy fuel for his Mercedes estate, where he and Docherty were caught on CCTV.

The Mercedes estate was then again seen on camera turning into the farm before driving away quickly shortly afterwards.

In evidence, McGurk, who buys and sells cars, said he did not know who shot him. At the time he was working on a car at the farmyard.

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He told prosecutor Paul Nelson: "I can't remember much. It is all a blur to me. I got shot from behind. I heard a bang and I was propelled forward."

The jury was shown CCTV footage of McGurk staggering to the nearby farmhouse for help.

He told the court he did not think Templeton had anything to do with the shooting.

He said: "I personally don't see him doing that to me because the two of us were pals. I told the police I didn't know who done it."

Mr Nelson asked McGurk: "Were you involved in anything that might make someone shoot you," and he replied: "No."

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He told the court that Templeton had been angry about tools which were stolen.

Both accused were remanded in custody by judge Lord Armstrong and will be sentenced next month.