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Student who stabbed housemate to death in Gloucestershire jailed for life

The Guardian World Wednesday 21 October 2026, 12:50 UTC By Jamie Grierson 1 min read
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Zack Coughlan, 23, killed Jamie Collins, 21, in garden of home they shared and initially denied murderA university student who lay in wait for his housemate to return home before stabbing him 30 times has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 28 years. Zack Coughlan, 23, dressed in black and wore a mask and gloves to ambush Jamie Collins, 21, in the garden of their home in Filton, South Gloucestershire.

Zack Coughlan, 23, killed Jamie Collins, 21, in garden of home they shared and initially denied murder

A university student who lay in wait for his housemate to return home before stabbing him 30 times has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 28 years.

Zack Coughlan, 23, dressed in black and wore a mask and gloves to ambush Jamie Collins, 21, in the garden of their home in Filton, South Gloucestershire.

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