Student Murders Housemate At University
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- Noor QurashiDaily Mail
- Robert FolkerDaily Mail
- Jamie BoysDaily Mail
- Bea Swallow & Harriet RobinsonBBC
- Ross PollardBBC
- Claire HayhurstEvening Standard
- Matty EdwardsBBC
- Clara BullockBBC
- Jamie GriersonThe Guardian
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Student Murders Housemate At University. (2026, October 21). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/77603
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Mr Collins, originally from Swansea, was allegedly stabbed repeatedly – with Coughlan leaving him to die in the alleyway as he cycled away on his housemate's bicycle, dressed in black and wearing a mask.
What happened
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Mr Collins was attacked shortly after returning from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), where he was studying robotics alongside his killer.
Coughlan then dumped the bike at a nearby retail park, bought a change of clothes and threw his bloodstained clothing in a pond.
The court heard Coughlan and Mr Collins were both final year robotics students at UWE Bristol and lived in the house, which was owned by the defendant.
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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Student changes plea and admits murdering housemate in ‘cold-blooded execution’
University robotics student admits killing housemate and leaving body in an alleyway for eight hours before calling 999
Student who stabbed housemate 30 times admits murder
How it changed
- 13 Oct
Mr Collins was attacked shortly after returning from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), where he was studying robotics alongside his killer.
- 16 Oct
Coughlan was dressed all in black and wore a mask and gloves to ambush Mr Collins as he returned from UWE Bristol shortly before 6pm on April 8.
- 20 Oct
The entire attack was captured on a CCTV Coughlan had installed himself, which also shows the moment he staged the discovery of Collins' body.
Coverage 7 articles
- 21 Oct Student who stabbed housemate to death in Gloucestershire jailed for life
The Guardian - 21 Oct Student who murdered uni housemate jailed for life
BBC - 20 Oct Student changes plea and admits murdering housemate in ‘cold-blooded execution’
Evening Standard 
20 Oct Student who stabbed housemate 30 times admits murder
BBC- 16 Oct University robotics student admits killing housemate and leaving body in an alleyway for eight hours before calling 999
Daily Mail - 14 Oct University student who 'stabbed housemate 30 times to death' appeared 'incredibly shocked' when police arrived, court hears
Daily Mail - 13 Oct Jury is shown CCTV of moment student 'stabs university housemate 30 times in garden of their home before leaving him to die'
Daily Mail
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