Speedboat manslaughter convict Shepherd jailed again over assault on ex-partner
Jack Shepherd, jailed in 2018 for the fatal speedboat crash that killed Charlotte Brown, has received an additional one year and eight months in prison for violently assaulting his former partner, including striking her with hot barbecue tongs. The attacks last year led to his recall to prison.
A court in Isleworth has sentenced 38-year-old Jack Shepherd to one year and eight months in prison for violently assaulting his former partner. Shepherd pleaded guilty in July to two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and to damaging property.
The assaults took place in February and June last year and included Shepherd hitting his former partner's chest with a set of hot barbecue tongs. These incidents triggered his recall to prison.
Background: fatal speedboat crash
In 2018, Shepherd was originally sentenced to 10 years in prison for manslaughter over the death of 24-year-old Charlotte Brown, who died when his speedboat crashed during a first date.
Judge Martin Edmunds had previously told the court that the law did not permit him to extend the sentence Shepherd was already serving. Shepherd is due to be released in January 2029.
He had been freed on licence in January 2024 but was recalled to prison last September after being accused of violence towards a woman. On Monday, he was given a 20-month sentence along with a further four years on extended licence.
