Student jailed for life for 'cold-blooded execution' of housemate
A university student who murdered his housemate in a “carefully planned and cold-blooded execution” has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 28 years. Zack Coughlan, 23, dressed entirely in black and wore a ski mask and gloves before ambushing robotics student Jamie Collins, 21, in the garden of their home in Filton, South Gloucestershire, on April 8.
TL;DR
- Zack Coughlan received a life sentence with a minimum of 28 years for murdering his housemate, Jamie Collins.
- The murder was described as a 'carefully planned and cold-blooded execution,' involving multiple stab wounds.
- Coughlan meticulously planned the attack, buying dark clothing and researching the appearance of a corpse.
- He attempted to conceal the crime by disposing of bloody clothes and the murder weapon in a duck pond.
- Coughlan lied to the police about discovering the body, displaying callous behavior.
- The judge rejected Coughlan's defense that Collins's anti-capitalist views and alleged threats led to the killing.
- Collins's family described Coughlan's claims as lies intended to defame Jamie's character and attributed Coughlan's actions to jealousy and insecurity.