Party killer gets six years

A killer who beat a disabled painter and decorator to death at a drinks party has been jailed for six years. Daniel Cumings, 38, attacked 58-year-old Carl Whitehead when they argued at Sheldon House, Teddington, west London, on 17 November last year and then wrapped him in a duvet. Paramedics found he suffered 68 injuries including fractures to his sternum and ribs. Judge Philip Katz, QC, told Cummings ‘Carl Whitehead was 58 when he was unlawfully killed. ‘He was disabled…

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