Jack Shepherd, who was previously convicted for manslaughter in a fatal speedboat crash, has been sentenced to 20 months in prison with an additional four years on extended licence following a violent assault on his girlfriend. The 39-year-old appeared at Isleworth Crown Court, where he pleaded guilty to two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and criminal damage.

Judge Martin Edmunds KC noted that the severity of Shepherd’s actions was heightened by his prior notoriety. During the assault, Shepherd stabbed the woman, who is in her 50s, with pointed barbecue tongs. The court heard that the incident caused significant harm and distress.

Shepherd’s background includes a previous manslaughter conviction related to the death of Charlotte Brown, 24, in a boating accident in 2018. He evaded his trial at the Old Bailey by fleeing to Georgia but was returned to the United Kingdom under extradition. Upon his return, Shepherd was also imprisoned for an additional four years following a separate alcohol-fueled attack on a barman in Newton Abbot, Devon, earlier that same year.

During the sentencing hearing, defense lawyer George Payne told the court that Shepherd, joining proceedings via videolink from HMP Swaleside in Kent, expressed genuine remorse over his actions. The court’s decision underscores the continued legal consequences Shepherd faces for his pattern of violent behavior.