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Speedboat Killer Attacks Woman with Tongs
28 Jul
Summary
- Jack Shepherd pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman with barbecue tongs.
- He was recalled to prison after the assaults occurred last year.
- Shepherd was previously jailed for manslaughter in 2018.
Jack Shepherd, who was convicted of manslaughter in 2018, has pleaded guilty to new assault charges. The 38-year-old admitted to violently attacking a woman, including striking her with barbecue tongs, on two separate occasions in February and June of last year. These incidents led to Shepherd being recalled to prison.
He was initially jailed for ten years following the death of Charlotte Brown when his speedboat crashed during a date. Shepherd had previously absconded to Georgia before being extradited back to the UK to serve his sentence. He had been released on licence in January 2024 but was recalled to custody in September last year following the new allegations.
Appearing via prison video link, Shepherd entered guilty pleas to two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and damaging property. Prosecutors agreed to drop charges of controlling or coercive behaviour and intentional suffocation. He admitted to pinning down and punching the woman in February 2025, and assaulting her with barbecue tongs and damaging her keys in June 2025.
