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Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd admits barman bottle attack Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd jailed for bottle attack
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Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd has pleaded guilty to assaulting a barman with a bottle. Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd has been jailed for four more years for assaulting a barman with a bottle.
The 31-year-old admitted attacking Richard Beech in Newton Abbot, Devon, in March 2018, at Exeter Crown Court. The 31-year-old pleaded guilty at Exeter Crown Court to attacking a former soldier in Newton Abbot, Devon, in March 2018.
Shepherd, whose address was given as Charles Street, Bristol, pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Shepherd admitted wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm over the attack on David Beech.
He is currently serving six years in prison for the killing of a woman in a speedboat crash on the River Thames.He is currently serving six years in prison for the killing of a woman in a speedboat crash on the River Thames.
He returned to the UK in April after going on the run to Georgia to avoid justice over the manslaughter of Charlotte Brown. He returned to the UK in April after going on the run to Georgia to avoid justice over the manslaughter of Charlotte Brown, 24.
Shepherd appeared before the court via video link. Shepherd, whose address was given as Charles Street, Bristol, appeared before the court via video link.
The attack on the barman happened before he fled the country. The attack on Mr Beech at the White Hart Hotel happened shortly before Shepherd fled the country in March 2018.
Ms Brown died in December 2015 when Shepherd took her on a date on his speedboat, a trial in July last year heard.Ms Brown died in December 2015 when Shepherd took her on a date on his speedboat, a trial in July last year heard.
The pair were both thrown from the boat when it hit branches in the water near Wandsworth Bridge.The pair were both thrown from the boat when it hit branches in the water near Wandsworth Bridge.
Ms Brown, from Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, was found in the water unconscious and unresponsive, while Shepherd was discovered clinging to the upturned boat.Ms Brown, from Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, was found in the water unconscious and unresponsive, while Shepherd was discovered clinging to the upturned boat.
His trial was told that he was responsible for the speedboat, which had a series of serious defects, including to its steering.His trial was told that he was responsible for the speedboat, which had a series of serious defects, including to its steering.
He was jailed for an extra six months in April for fleeing the country.He was jailed for an extra six months in April for fleeing the country.
The four-year jail sentence for attacking Mr Beech will run consecutively to his current jail terms.
Shepherd has been granted the right to appeal against his conviction for manslaughter.Shepherd has been granted the right to appeal against his conviction for manslaughter.