Jack Shepherd, the man convicted of manslaughter in a 2018 speedboat crash that killed 24-year-old Charlotte Brown, has received a further sentence of one year and eight months for a violent assault on his former partner.
The 38-year-old admitted two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and damaging property during proceedings at Isleworth Crown Court in July. The assault included striking his former partner's chest with a set of hot barbecue tongs during separate incidents in February and June of the previous year.
Background to the original conviction
Shepherd's initial conviction stemmed from a tragic incident on a first date when his speedboat collided, resulting in the death of Charlotte Brown, then 24 years old. He was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for her manslaughter in 2018.
Why was the sentence limited?
Judge Martin Edmunds explained that existing legislation prevented him from extending Shepherd's original sentence beyond what had already been imposed. The new assault convictions therefore resulted in the additional one year and eight months being added to his existing term rather than a longer independent sentence.
When will Shepherd be released?
The combined sentences mean Shepherd is scheduled for release in January 2029, at which point he will have completed the full term of his imprisonment.
The violent assaults on his former partner prompted authorities to recall him to prison, where he has remained while serving out his combined sentences.
