The court found that the man who prepared the murder of the prosecutor still suffers from delusional disorder

A man convicted of plotting to kill a prosecutor after he said he called himself “evil Jesus” continues to suffer from delusional disorder, according to a psychiatrist’s report presented to a court.

Martin Reedy, 41, was found guilty of attempting to conspire to murder Darren Harty by using cryptocurrency to pay a hitman on the dark web.

Between May 2021 and September 2022, Reedy paid £5,071.24 in Bitcoin and sent instructions to shoot Harty.

The men knew each other from a pub owned by the Harty family in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire.

At the High Court in Edinburgh on Monday, Reedy’s lawyer Brian McConnachie said the court had been given a report from forensic psychiatrist Dr Stuart Doig.

Mr McConnachie said: “It is Dr Doig’s opinion that Mr Reedy continues to suffer from delusional disorder.

“Dr Doig submits that an interim enforcement order would be appropriate.”

Such orders allow a mentally ill inmate to be held in a state hospital.

The lawyer said that for the order to come into force, an additional report is required, as well as confirmation of the availability of a bed in a government hospital.

During the trial, Reedy told the court he suffered from the delusion that he was an “evil Jesus” and believed that killing Harty would expose organized crime.

Prosecutor Erin Campbell said the Crown had filed applications for a non-prosecution order.

Judge Lady Hood adjourned the case until November 21 at Inverness High Court.