Four men guilty of murdering student beaten and thrown from balcony at NYE party

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Four men have been found guilty of the murder of a film student who was thrown from a roof terrace after he was “savagely” attacked at a New Year’s Eve party, according to police. open image in gallery Gregory Hawley, Lamech Gordon-Carew Alize Spence and Duschane Meikle “Bill’s father gave him a lift into Brighton, dropping him off close to the city centre on the evening of 31 December. “Trawls of CCTV revealed Bill leaving a nightclub on the seafront, before the final sighting of him at 4.30am on New Year’s Day in a convenience store in North Street, near the squat where the New Year’s Eve party was held. open image in gallery CCTV footage of the last known sighting of Bill Henham “Bill had been stripped of his clothing and it was apparent disinfectant had been used to wash his body and other areas of diluted bloodstaining in the building indicated attempts had been made to clear up after the brutal assault.” The victim’s family said in a statement released through police: “Bill, our son and Rory’s brother, was cruelly and coldly taken from us on the morning of January 1, 2020.