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Bristol UWE student 'terrified' after housemate's death threat

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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.

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Bristol UWE student testifies he was 'terrified' after housemate made death threat prior to fatal stabbing

Overview

Zack Coughlan, a 23-year-old robotics student at the University of the West of England, is on trial at Bristol Crown Court for the murder of his 21-year-old housemate, Jamie Collins. Coughlan admits to stabbing Collins 30 times at their home in Filton on 8 April, but denies murder on the grounds of self-defence, claiming he feared for his life after Collins threatened to kill him over a dispute regarding rent.

Key points

  • Zack Coughlan admits stabbing his housemate Jamie Collins 30 times on 8 April in Filton, Bristol, but denies murder on the grounds of self-defence.
  • Giving evidence at Bristol Crown Court, Coughlan claimed he was 'terrified' after Collins threatened to kill him following a dispute over charging rent.
  • Coughlan stated that when he asked Collins to leave the house on 7 April, Collins held a kitchen knife and said he was looking forward to killing him.
  • CCTV footage previously shown in court depicted Coughlan wearing a mask to ambush Collins in their garden before disposing of evidence and eventually calling the police eight hours later.
  • Both men were final-year robotics students at the University of the West of England and lived together in a house owned by Coughlan.
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