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A man, who described himself as an “evil Jesus”, has been convicted following a failed online plot to murder a 37-year-old prosecutor in North Larnarkshire. Martin Ready, 41, has been found guilty of attempted conspiracy to murder 37-year-old Darren Harty, a court has heard. Ready paid over £5,000 in Bitcoin via the dark web, sending instructions to a hitman to kill his victim. Defence counsel Brian McConnachie KC informed the court that they had been provided a report from forensic psychiatrist Dr Stuart Doig, which revealed that Ready “continues to suffer from delusional disorder”, saying th…

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