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
TL;DR
- Zack Coughlan, 23, jailed for life with a minimum of 28 years for murder.
- Coughlan ambushed and stabbed housemate Jamie Collins, 21, 30 times.
- The attack occurred in the garden of their shared home in Filton, South Gloucestershire.
- Coughlan pleaded guilty to murder after initially denying the charge.
- He attempted to cover his tracks by dumping the stolen bike, changing clothes, and disposing of bloody clothing.
- Coughlan later called 999, claiming to have found Collins's body.
- CCTV footage from the house captured the attack and Coughlan's subsequent actions.
- Collins's family expressed deep pain and sickness over Coughlan's pretense of innocence.