UK · 28 July 2026
Jailed speedboat killer pleads guilty to two assaults
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Jack Shepherd, jailed over the 2018 Thames speedboat death of Charlotte Brown, admitted two counts of assault and criminal damage at Isleworth Crown Court on Tuesday. He punched a partner in February 2025 and hit her with barbecue tongs in June, leaving a permanent scar, prosecutors said. Judge Martin Edmunds KC remanded the 38 year old in custody, with sentencing due on 4 September.
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