Student who stabbed housemate couldn't look at his victim's mother as he pleaded guilty

ITV News · Sangita Lal · 2026-10-20 19:52 UTC

Zack Coughlan, 23, stabbed Jamie Collins 30 times in the neck and chest in in the garden of their home in South Gloucestershire.

Zack Coughlan initially denied murdering his housemate, but today changed his plea, as our West of England Reporter Sangita Lal heard at Bristol Crown Court.

Warning: this report contains upsetting details and footage of the attack.

In a silent courtroom, as keys rattle from the dock, Jamie's parents turn around to look at the young man who killed their son.

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