UWE student 'lay in wait before stabbing housemate 30 times'
A university student is on trial for the murder of his housemate, who was stabbed 30 times in a planned attack. The defendant admits to the killing but denies the charge of murder.
Why it matters
This case highlights issues of student safety and mental health within university communities.
Image source, Family photo Image caption, Jamie Collins, 21, was ambushed and killed after returning home from university
A university student lay in wait for his housemate before stabbing him 30 times, in what the prosecution describe as a "carefully planned and cold-blooded execution".
Zack Coughlan, 23, dressed in black and wore a mask to ambush Jamie Collins, 21, in the garden of their home in Filton, near Bristol, on 8 April.
The trial at Bristol Crown Court was told earlier how Coughlan left Collins dying in the alleyway as he cycled away on Collins' bike to dispose of his bloodstained evidence.
After returning home, Coughlan cooked a pizza, played online games with friends and then called police. The jury heard that Coughlan accepts he killed Collins but denies murder.
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