A man who claimed he killed another man because he feared for his own life has been convicted of murder.

Thomas Sellar, 38, attacked and murdered Jamie Walsh during a violent confrontation in Greenock, Inverclyde, in September 2015.

The High Court in Edinburgh had heard how Sellar had admitted killing the 23-year-old but claimed he was acting in self defence.

He told jurors that Mr Walsh was in a group that attacked him outside his property in the town.

However, Mr Walsh's 26-year-old brother Christopher told the court that Jamie hadn't done anything wrong.

He said his sibling had been murdered and that Sellar had stabbed himself in the moments following the deadly attack.

Christopher, also of Greenock, told the court he believed Sellar had stabbed himself in a bid to evade justice.

On Friday, a jury rejected Sellar's claims that he was acting in self-defence and convicted him of murder.

Following the verdict, it emerged that Sellar, formerly of Greenock, had six previous convictions for offences involving knives.

Judge Lord Ericht remanded him into custody and deferred sentence for the court to obtain reports.

He told Sellar: "Thomas Sellar, by verdict of the jury you have been convicted of the crime of murder. I will adjourn sentence for the court to obtain a criminal justice and social work report."

The verdict came on the eighth day of proceedings at the High Court in Edinburgh.

Sellar, a prisoner of HMP Low Moss in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire, had denied murdering Mr Walsh last September 10.

He claimed he was acting in self defence because Mr Walsh was a member of a group of youths that were attacking him.

During proceedings, the court heard how Sellar and Jamie both lived at 123 Wren Road in Greenock. Jurors heard how Jamie had recently moved into a flat below Sellar, which was being rented by a friend.

The court heard that in the days before the incident, Sellar had objected to "noise" which was coming from the downstairs flat.

He told the court that on the night of the incident, he had gone to the property to try to convince the residents to keep the noise down.

However, Sellar told defence advocate Herbert Kerrigan QC that a group of youths objected to his approach and chased him back to his flat.

He told the court that he was being "battered" by the youths.

Sellar told the court that when he got back to his property, he felt he had no other option but to grab a knife.

He said he thought the youths were going to kill him and he wanted to use the blade in a bid to protect himself.

However, Sellar said that in the ensuing chaos, the knife came into contact with Mr Walsh, who died shortly afterwards from his injuries.

He said: "I was terrified. I thought I was going to die. You think you're going to die in a horrible way.

"They chased me down. I couldn't breathe. I never intended to kill him. I never intended for anything like this to happen."

However, Christopher Walsh told jurors that his brother didn't do anything wrong and that Sellar had attacked him.

He told the court that following the incident, Sellar claimed he had been stabbed first and showed off a wound he claimed to have suffered during the fight.

When prosecution lawyer Stewart Ronnie asked Mr Walsh whether Jamie attacked Mr Sellar with a knife, he replied: "No."

Mr Walsh also said: "Jamie didn't have a knife. He (Sellar) did it himself."

When Mr Ronnie asked Christopher why he thought Sellar claimed that Jamie had stabbed him during the incident, he replied: "He was trying to get a defence."

Sellar denied stabbing himself during the incident and maintained he was acting in self defence.

However, a jury refused to believe his claims and returned a guilty verdict to a murder charge.

Sellar will be sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh on July 28 2016.