TWO thugs locked up for trying to kill an innocent dad have now been convicted of murder after the victim later died.

Daniel Kinlan and Darren Boland pounced on Ajani Tella as he returned home from church in August 2015.

The brutal attack in Springburn included Mr Tella being kicked and stamped on the head 20 times.

The pair – then just 15 and 16 – were each sentenced to more than six years behind bars after they pleaded guilty to attempted murder in November 2015.

Mr Tella, 60 – who was left badly brain damaged – later died from pneumonia in December 2016.

In a rare move, prosecutors then hauled Kinlan and Boland back into the dock to face a murder charge.

The duo denied the accusation, despite the ferocity of their attack.

It was claimed there was no “direct link” between the fatal pneumonia and the brain injury.

There were also accusations of poor care Mr Tella had allegedly received at a nursing home he resided at.

But, Kinlan (18) and Boland (19) now each face a life sentence after today being found guilty following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

They will learn the minimum they will spend behind bars next month.

Judge Lady Stacey deferred sentencing for reports.