SPEEDBOAT killer Jack Shepherd has been hauled back to jail for allegedly assaulting his new girlfriend.
A judge sentenced the 38-year-old to six years behind bars in 2019 over the death of his date, Charlotte Brown, 24, in 2015.
Shepherd fled to Georgia after assaulting barman David Beech in March 2018 while awaiting trial for Charlotte’s death
PA:Press AssociationCharlotte Brown, 24, died on December 8, 2015[/caption]
PA:Press AssociationShepherd was sentenced to six-years behind bars over Charlotte’s death[/caption]
Shepherd was freed from HMP Dovegate, a category-B jail in Staffordshire, in January last year after serving half his sentence.
But cops arrested him while on bail for a mystery breach of his terms of release.
Shepherd is now in prison again for alleged “coercive and controlling behaviour and assault” against his girlfriend, as reported by the Daily Mail.
He was detained after the alleged victim made a report to the Met Police on August 4.
The Ministry of Justice has informed Charlotte’s dad Graham that Shepherd is back inside
Graham, 61, said: “He’s back where he belongs.
“Prison is the best place for this man.
“I’ve always believed that Shepherd is a narcissist.
“He’s never shown remorse for his part in the death of my daughter.
“I think about her every day. The pain is never far away.
“I’ll never forgive him and still believe he poses a risk to females.”
A prison spokesman said: “As this case shows, we do not hesitate to send offenders back to prison if they break the rules.”
The night of the tragedy, web developer Shepherd, who lived on a houseboat in Hammersmith, West London, had tempted around ten girls into bed.
He then wooed Charlotte, of Clacton, Essex, with a £150 dinner at The Shard and drank more champagne before a late-night ride in his poorly-maintained 14ft boat.
Charlotte fell in the water and was tragically swept away.
Charlotte was on a first date with Shepherd when tragedy struckFacebook / Charli Brown
She was pulled from the river but died from cold water immersionFacebook / Charli Brown
PA:Press AssociationCoward Shepherd was heard shouting ‘help me’, not ‘us’ as he was rescued[/caption]
PA:Press AssociationShepherd in his police interview after the speedboat horror[/caption]
Coward Shepherd was heard shouting “help me”, not “us” as he was rescued.
And, just nine weeks after Charlotte died on December 8, 2015, Shepherd married a woman in the Welsh town of Abergavenny, where they set up home and had a child.
Shepherd then moved on to a new love in Georgia, Maiko Tchanturidze, having fled to the Eastern European country after assaulting barman David Beech in March 2018 while awaiting trial for Charlotte’s death.
TV journalist Maiko said they planned to get married – even though he still had a wife back in Britain.
Shepherd was sentenced for manslaughter in his absence in July 2016, the judge did so on the basis that the killer displayed a “totally cavalier attitude to safety”.
Judge Richard Marks, QC, said that even if Shepherd’s date had been driving, it was still an offence because “the defendant should never have allowed Charlotte to drive the boat at any time”.
Its steering wheel was faulty, and he had previously been warned by the river police for speeding.
Shepherd eventually handed himself in, and insisted it was a “tragic accident”.
Shepherd can be seen in the interview saying he hoped “justice will be done” and claims he wants everyone to “move forward with their lives”.
But linguistics expert Dawn Archer picks up on the moment Shepherd appears to try blaming Charlotte for the crash.
She says: “He is effectively portioning blame to her.
“Does it really matter whether Charlotte was driving or not, given it was his boat, it hadn’t been maintained properly, she didn’t have a life jacket that may have meant that she lived?”
Shepherd was sentenced to 10-years, six years for the speedboat manslaughter and four-years over the his attack of the barman.
Time of ‘speedboat killer’ Jack Shepherd’s case
December 8 2015: Following a date in London, Jack Shepherd and Charlotte Brown went for a speedboat ride on the Thames. At around 11.45pm police were called to help rescue Charlotte and Shepherd near Wandsworth Bridge. Charlotte died later in hospital.
September 20 2017: Shepherd is charged with manslaughter by gross negligence.
January 26 2018: He pleads not guilty at the Old Bailey in London.
March 16 2018: Shepherd attacks barman David Beech at a pub in Devon.
Mid-May 2018: Shepherd informs his legal team that he won’t attend his trial.
July 10 2018: He is found guilty in his absence.
July 27 2018: Shepherd is sentenced to six years in prison.
January 23 2019: Shepherd hands himself in to police in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi.
January 29 2019: His lawyers prevent a fast track extradition.
March 26 2019: Shepherd agrees to extradition.
April 10 2019: He arrived back in England.
April 11 2019: Shepherd pleads guilty to absconding before his trial.
June 6 2019: He is sentenced to four years in prison after admitting wounding David Beech with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. This is added to his six years for manslaughter.
June 19 2019: He loses an appeal against his manslaughter conviction.
January 23 2024: Shepherd is released from HMP Dovegate in Staffordshire.
August 4 2025: Shepherd is arrested for alleged “coercive and controlling behaviour and assault” against his girlfriend.
Charlotte was unresponsive when she was pulled from the waterFacebook / Charli Brown
ReutersThe 38-year-old was captured after 10 months on the run[/caption]
AFP or licensorsShepherd ahead of an extradition hearing at a court in Tbilisi on January 25, 2019[/caption]
PA:Press AssociationThe family of Charlotte Brown (left to right) father Graham Brown, sister Katie and mother Roz Wicken[/caption]
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