Neighbour found guilty of murdering Katy Sprague in Cambridge

A man who strangled his neighbour in Cambridge has been found guilty of murder.

Zac Jackson, 38, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 15 years after he killed 51-year-old Katy Sprague on November 27, 2019.

Jackson was a resident in community living flats in Coleridge Road.

His community psychiatric nurse had raised concerns earlier in the day when she visited him at Denham Place. He put his hands around her neck and told her he was “going to murder” her, a member of staff at the flats and Katy.

Just after 4.30pm that day, one of Jackson’s neighbours called police to say Katy was being attacked in the common room.

Katy was found unconscious on the floor while Jackson paced the room saying: “I killed Katy.”

He told officers while he was being booked into custody that he had “just killed someone”.

A post mortem examination concluded a preliminary cause of death as compression of the neck.

Jackson stood trial at Cambridge Crown Court and was found guilty of murder today (February 10) in a unanimous jury verdict.

Detective Inspector Lucy Thomson, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit, said: “This was a tragic case and our sincere condolences go to Katy’s family and friends she leaves behind.

“We hope this conviction will provide some solace to Katy’s family.”

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