A DAD-of-three has been convicted of killing his mother's childhood sweetheart with a pool cue.

Kristopher Reynolds, 32, and his co-accused Martin Argyelan. 27, carried out the horrific attack at Reynold's mother’s home at Harbury Place, Glasgow, on May 11 last year.

Both, who have previous convictions for violence, were convicted of culpable homicide after trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

Jurors heard dad-of-four Mr Thomson died after a broken part of the cue was stabbed into his face under his eye and into his brain.

Reynolds and workmate Argyelan denied murdering Mr Thomson, but were convicted of the lesser charge of culpable homicide.

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The court heard that Mr Thomson, 52, who was married, but separated, had moved in with Reynolds' mother Karen Millar in February 2018.

Mr Thomson and Ms Millar were boyfriend and girlfriend for a couple of years in their teens, but lost touch, until they were reunited through Facebook.

The night of the killing Mr Thomson was in bed and staff nurse Ms Millar was at work when the pair turned up at the house around 2am after a night out.

They began playing rap music loudly.

Mr Thomson, a mechanic with bus company McGills, who was working that day, asked the pair to turn down the music.

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Tempers flared and Reynolds claimed he was punched in the face by Mr Thomson.

Reynolds told the court that he snapped the pool cue in two and went upstairs to confront Mr Thomson.

But, he told the jurors he never struck the fatal blow and claimed he just threw the pool cue at Mr Thomson, but said it missed him.

Argyelan admitted picking up part of the broken cue and striking t Mr Thomson with it, but denied murdering him.

 Judge Lord Matthews deferred sentence on both accused.