Neil Canney killers sentenced at High Court in Glasgow today

Kieran Meechan, 29, Jack Benson, 24, Dale Russell, 31, Martin McCusker, 41, Brendan Balloch, 25, Kieran Hendry, 26, and Michael Munro, 28, all face life sentences for the killing of Mr Canney, who was also known as Neil Wilson.

Benson, Russell, McCusker, Balloch, Hendry and Munro were also all convicted of the attempted murder of six others who were within the Larkfield property at the time.

The six remaining men pleaded not guilty, and were all found guilty by a jury of 15 in a trial that lasted almost one month at the High Court in Glasgow.

Seven men are due to be sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow on Friday for the murder of Greenock dad Neil Canney. (Image: Newsquest) The jury unanimously convicted Russell of murder, attempted murder, and possession of a machete. 

Benson, McCusker, Hendry, and Munro were all found guilty of murder and attempted murder. The verdicts were reached by majority.

Balloch was found guilty of murder and attempted murder, with the jury reaching its verdict for both unanimously.

Meechan is also named alongside Russell on the machete charge.

Police officers in Nairn Road, Greenock, the morning after Neil Canney was shot and killed on his own doorstep. A court order was imposed on the day Meechan admitted the murder charge, preventing any reporting of his plea until the trial of the other six accused was complete.

Trial judge Lady Drummond KC is expected to hear pleas in mitigation on Friday from the lawyers representing all seven killers.

She is then expected to tell each one how long they will spend in prison.

While the crime of murder carries a mandatory life sentence, it's up to the judge to decide how many years those convicted of the crime must spend behind bars before they can be considered for parole.