Jamie Collins wearing a black, red and white patterned shirt and sunglasses on his head. He has shoulder length brown hair and piercings in his ears, eyebrow and nose. He appears to be sitting underneath a white marquee on a sunny day.Image source, Family photo
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Jamie Collins (pictured) was ambushed and killed after returning home from university

ByClara Bullock and Matty Edwards, Bristol
  • Published21 October 2026, 12:07 BST
Updated 2 minutes ago

A student has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 28 years for murdering his university housemate after lying in wait and stabbing him 30 times.

Zack Coughlan, 23, dressed in black and wore a mask to ambush Jamie Collins, 21, in the garden of their home near Bristol on 8 April.