UK · 28 July 2026
Jailed speedboat killer pleads guilty to two assaults
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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