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University Student Jailed for Life After Stabbing Housemate More than 30 Times

The court heard Coughlan planned the killing for weeks and staged the discovery after leaving Collins dying in the garden.

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A university student who murdered his housemate in a premeditated attack has been jailed for life.

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A Man Brutally Murdered His Roommate

Zack Coughlan has admitted to murdering his roommate. He stabbed the young man 30 times, then removed the evidence and baked a pizza.

·Budapest, Hungary
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University student jailed for life after stabbing housemate more than 30 times

A university student who murdered his housemate in a premeditated attack has been jailed for life.

·Stroud, United Kingdom
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University student who murdered housemate jailed for minimum of 28 years

Zack Coughlan stabbed Jamie Collins more than 30 times after ambushing him in the garden of their home on April 8.

·London, United Kingdom
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University student jailed for life after stabbing housemate to death in rent row

Jack Coughlan, 23, dressed in all black and wore a mask as he stabbed Jamie Collins, 21, 30 times in the garden of their home in Filton, South Gloucestershire.

·London, United Kingdom
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Student jailed for 28 years after stabbing housemate 30 times

Zack Coughlan, 23, was told to serve a minimum term of 28 years after he ambushed Jamie Collins, 21, in the garden of their home near Bristol on 8 April.

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Family pay tribute to 'caring' son killed by housemate

Jamie Collins, 21, was killed by Zack Coughlan, 23, his housemate in Bristol, where they were studying.

·London, United Kingdom
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BBC News broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
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