Student who stabbed housemate to death in Gloucestershire jailed for life
Zack Coughlan, a 23-year-old university student, has been sentenced to life in prison for the premeditated murder of his housemate, Jamie Collins. Coughlan ambushed and stabbed the victim 30 times before attempting to conceal evidence.
Why it matters
The case highlights a tragic instance of extreme interpersonal violence within a student housing environment.
Jamie Collins was ambushed in the garden of his home in Filton, South Gloucestershire. Photograph: Family Handout/Avon and Somerset police/PA Jamie Collins was ambushed in the garden of his home in Filton, South Gloucestershire. Photograph: Family Handout/Avon and Somerset police/PA Gloucestershire Bristol student who stabbed housemate to death jailed for life Zack Coughlan, 23, killed Jamie Collins, 21, in garden of home they shared and initially denied murder
Prefer the Guardian on Google A university student who lay in wait for his housemate to return home before stabbing him 30 times has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 28 years.
Zack Coughlan, 23, dressed in black and wore a mask and gloves to ambush Jamie Collins, 21, in the garden of their home in Filton, South Gloucestershire .
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