JAILED AT LAST BUT STILL NO REMORSE..
Family fury at speedboat killer
“COWARDLY” killer Jack Shepherd has been jailed for an extra six months for going on the run. Appearing in a British court for the first time since he fled to Georgia ten months ago, Shepherd, 31, admitted skipping bail before his trial over the death of Charlotte Brown, 24, in a speedboat crash on the River Thames. His lawyer said he ran because he was terrified of prison. But the dead girl’s family accused him of showing no remorse. Yesterday’s sentence was on top of the sixyear term for manslaughter imposed in his absence. Judge VICTIM Charlotte died in icy river
Helen as Catherine is ready to party at the transvestite bash FACING JUSTICE Jack Shepherd in court yesterday. Right, the killer flying back to Britain from Georgia on Wednesday
Richard Marks said Shepherd’s “deliberate decision” to flee “hugely added to the distress of Charlotte’s family”.
He added: “Your conduct was as cowardly as it was selfish.” The judge also
said it was “serious and highly unusual” that Shepherd contacted his lawyers while on the run, adding: “You were having your cake and eating it.”
Andrew McGee, defending at the Old Bailey, said of Shepherd: “He was terrified by the prospect of prison. He now recognises what he did was cowardly.” Speaking outside court, Charlotte’s sister, Katie, said: “Charli will never be returned to us whereas Shepherd can continue his life with his family once he serves his sentence. He has not shown any real remorse.” Business consultant Charlotte, of Clacton, Essex, was on a first date with Shepherd in December 2015 when he took her for a drunken ride in his defective speedboat which hit a log and flipped.
Married dad Shepherd, of Exeter, Devon, fled before his trial in July 2018 and was convicted in his absence. In January he surrendered to police in Georgia and arrived in Britain this week. Shepherd is appealing his conviction.