Man guilty of Vic axe murder: court

A Victorian man has been found guilty of murdering a 14-year-old boy with an axe.

Darren Wilson, 35, of Ballarat was also found guilty of two of the four charges of incitement to commit murder laid against him.

Timothy O'Brien, 14, died from head injuries at a property near Ballarat in January 2013.

The court previously heard Wilson struck O'Brien up to 20 times in the head with an axe.

The Victorian Supreme Court jury returned the verdict after only three hours deliberation.

Wilson's plea hearing will be on a date yet to be fixed.