Life for student who murdered room-mate

A university student who stabbed his undergraduate roommate 80 times, then blamed the murder on burglars, was jailed for life at the Old Bailey today.

Adam Davies, 20, of Uxbridge, who was studying English and history at Brunel University, stabbed psychology student Saif Mahmood in a drunken rage.

After the murder Davies screamed: "I have stabbed him. I have killed him." But Davies told police two masked raiders burst in and attacked his friend.

Two possible reasons for the attack were suggested by the prosecution - either that Saif made a homosexual approach to Davies or they quarrelled over a cannabis deal.