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| Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd jailed for bottle attack | Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd jailed for bottle attack |
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| Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd has been jailed for four more years for 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 pleaded guilty at Exeter Crown Court to attacking the former soldier in Newton Abbot, Devon, in March 2018. | |
| Shepherd admitted wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm over the attack, which involved a vodka bottle. | |
| 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, 24. | 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, whose address was given as Charles Street, Bristol, 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 David Beech at the White Hart Hotel happened shortly before Shepherd fled the country in March 2018. | |
| The court was shown CCTV footage of Shepherd slamming a vodka bottle into Mr Beech's head after he told Shepherd and a drunken friend to leave. | |
| The barman had served in Afghanistan where he was shot in the head in 2014 and he had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, the court heard. | |
| "Your assault undid in a matter of seconds the good progress he had made over the years," said Judge David Evans, sentencing Shepherd. | |
| Mr Beech said being hit by the bottle was "like a blow from a baseball bat". | |
| He had to be taken to hospital and his wound stitched and glued. | |
| During the sentencing hearing, Shepherd appeared to sob and wipe tears from his face. | |
| 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. | 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. |