Speedboat criminal Jack Shepherd has admitted to violently attacking a woman, which included using barbecue tongs as weapons. The 38-year-old confessed to two counts of assault causing bodily harm and property damage during a prison video appearance on Tuesday.
The assaults took place in February and June the previous year, leading to Shepherd’s return to prison. Initially imprisoned for 10 years in 2018 for the manslaughter of 24-year-old Charlotte Brown in a speedboat accident in London, Shepherd fled during his trial at the Old Bailey but was later extradited back to the UK.
Released on parole in January 2024, Shepherd faced imprisonment again in September of the same year for alleged violent behavior towards a woman. Presenting himself at Isleworth Crown Court via video link from HMP Swaleside in Kent, Shepherd, donning an open-collared blue shirt, pleaded guilty to three charges, with two others saved for future reference.
Shepherd formally admitted to three offenses, which included assault causing bodily harm and property damage. However, he denied charges of suffocation and controlling behavior, which were left on file. The incidents involved physically assaulting the woman in her 50s, using barbecue tongs on her, and damaging her keys.
The sentencing for Shepherd’s crimes is scheduled for September 4 at Isleworth Crown Court. After his release in January 2024, he was sent back to jail on September 13 the same year for violating his parole conditions. The details of his recall were disclosed in a recent parole board report, leading to a public review of his case.
The tragic incident involving Ms. Brown occurred in December 2015 when she was thrown off Shepherd’s speedboat in the River Thames. Her father, Graham, expressed on Good Morning Britain in 2019 that closure over his daughter’s death was unattainable due to Shepherd’s absence during the trial. He thanked the support received from various parties throughout the trying process.