Student who stabbed housemate to death in Gloucestershire jailed for life
Summary
A university student, Zack Coughlan, was sentenced to life in prison for stabbing his housemate, Jamie Collins, 30 times in Gloucestershire. Coughlan attacked Collins after waiting for him to return home, then tried to hide evidence and later called emergency services pretending to have found the body.Key Facts
- Zack Coughlan, 23, stabbed his housemate Jamie Collins, 21, 30 times.
- The attack happened in Filton, South Gloucestershire, shortly before 6 pm on April 8.
- Coughlan wore a mask and gloves and waited for Collins to return home.
- After the attack, Coughlan cycled away on Collins’s bike and later tried to hide his bloody clothes.
- Coughlan changed his plea to guilty during the trial at Bristol crown court.
- The judge sentenced Coughlan to life in prison with a minimum of 28 years.
- CCTV captured Coughlan’s movements before and after the attack.
- Collins was a final year robotics student at the University of the West of England.
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