A STUDENT murdered at a New Year’s Eve party suffered 67 separate injuries, a court was told.

Billy Henham was beaten, stripped naked and thrown off a balcony at a disused building in Brighton on January 1, 2020.

The 24-year-old, from Henfield, was subjected to a “sustained and significant” fatal assault from punches, kicks and stamps, a court was told.

In total, he suffered 67 separate injuries.

Among the injuries, he suffered 11 rib fractures, extensive bruising to his scalp, face and neck, a deep cut to his forehead and a brain injury.

He was also struck with a broken wooden stair spindle.

His body, which had been dropped over balcony railings from a height of nearly 11ft, was discovered by police the following day.

Dushane Meikle, 28, Gregory Hawley, 29, Lamech Gordon-Carew, 20, and 18-year-old Alize Spence have all been found guilty of murder.

The four men will be sentenced at a later date.

The Argus: Forensic experts discovered disinfectant in his hair while bloodstained areas where he had been beaten appeared to have been “diluted”, the court heard Forensic experts discovered disinfectant in his hair while bloodstained areas where he had been beaten appeared to have been “diluted”, the court heard

Billy, who studied film and photography at Ravensbourne University in London, had spent Christmas with his family but wanted to see in the new year in a “lively” atmosphere, the court was previously told.

The final sighting of Billy was at 4.30am in All Sorts off-licence in North Street, diagonally opposite the squat where a New Year's Eve party was held.

Forensic experts discovered disinfectant in his hair while bloodstained areas where he had been beaten appeared to have been “diluted”, the court heard.

The jury was told that while his injuries would have rendered him unconscious, Billy would have been alive for at least an hour after the violent attack.

His clothing, apart from his red Puma trainers, was never recovered.

When Meikle was arrested in Hove six days later, police found two deleted photos on his phone of Billy’s body on the roof terrace.

The building in North Street had been occupied by squatters at the time, with up to 50 people attending the New Year's Eve party.

One resident later recalled hearing a man screaming in pain from a room he described in court as “the torture chamber”.