Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd admits attacking new partner with barbecue tongs

Jack Shepherd pictured at an extradition hearing at a court in Tbilisi on January 25, 2019 (Picture: AFP via Getty) Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd has admitted violently attacking a new partner following his release from prison. The 38-year-old was jailed for 10 years at the Old Bailey for killing 24-year-old Charlotte Brown in December 2015. They had met on a dating website before Shepherd took her for a champagne-fuelled meal at the Shard ending in a high-speed ride up the River Thames. But the boat was riddled with defects and capsized after clipping a partially submerged tree trunk, throwing the pair into the icy water, causing Charlotte’s death. Shepherd was convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence in his absence after going on the run to Georgia on the eve of his trial and sente