A man has been found guilty of murdering a Scottish police officer on a London housing estate.

Stefano Brizzi killed Inverness-born Gordon Semple after meeting him on gay dating app Grindr.

He admitted obstructing a coroner by trying to dispose of the 59-year-old's body in an acid bath, a scheme apparently inspired by the TV show Breaking Bad.

Brizzi denied murdering Mr Semple and claimed he died during a "sex game gone wrong" at his home on the Peabody Estate in South London.

The crystal meth addict claimed Mr Semple was accidentally strangled when a leash around his neck slipped.

After six days of deliberations, the jury at the Old Bailey in London returned a guilty verdict.

Brizzi, 50, met Mr Semple at his flat on April 1 and invited other men to join them for sex.

When another man arrived a short time later he was turned away by Brizzi, who later told police he had been "right in the middle of strangling Gordon".

Mr Semple was reported missing on April 2, sparking a major manhunt.

Police were called to the Peadbody Estate five days later after neighbours reported a foul smell coming from Brizzi's flat.

He later told the officers: "I tried to dissolve the body. I've killed a police officer. Satan told me to."

Brizzi was charged with murder and his trial began on October 18.

The court heard graphic details of what Brizzi described as a dangerous sex game and of his attempts to dismember and dispose of the police officer's body.

Some of Mr Semple's remains were disposed of near the River Thames.

The 50-year-old said he had been high on drugs at the time and had panicked after discovering the officer was dead.

Pathologist Dr Bejamin Swift cast doubt on Brizzi's version of events, saying it would have taken minutes of strangulation for the victim to die.

Brizzi's defence lawyer Sallie Bennett-Jenkins told the court: "Just as Gordon Semple was a good man, Mr Brizzi is a middle-aged, intelligent, urbane, interested linguist, a highly-skilled professional.

"He is not a monster. He is a human being, like you or I."