Student who stabbed housemate 30 times admits murder
Summary
A student named Zack Coughlan pleaded guilty to murdering his housemate, Jamie Collins, by stabbing him more than 30 times. The attack happened on April 8 near their home, and Coughlan waited eight hours before calling the police.Key Facts
- Zack Coughlan, 23, stabbed Jamie Collins, 21, repeatedly in an alley near their shared home.
- Collins was a final-year robotics student at the University of the West of England (UWE).
- Coughlan initially denied murder but admitted to killing Collins; he later changed his plea to guilty.
- The attack was captured on CCTV Coughlan had installed, showing the murder and later him staging the discovery of the body.
- After the attack, Coughlan cycled away on the victim’s bike and tried to hide evidence by changing clothes and dumping bloodstained items.
- He delayed calling emergency services for eight hours, during which he played video games and ate pizza.
- Police said the evidence showed the murder was planned and cold-blooded, though the exact motive remains unclear.
- The judge did not allow a partial defense of manslaughter due to loss of control, confirming the murder charge.
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