Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd 'to be freed after serving half his jail term'

19 March 2023 , 23:05

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Jack Shepherd was sentence to six years in jail (Image: AFP/Getty Images)

Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd is reportedly set to be freed after serving just half of his six-year prison sentence.

The 32-year-old was jailed for manslaughter by gross negligence after flipping his boat on the Thames and killing his date Charlotte Brown in 2015.

But it is claimed he is set to leave jail in the next 10 months - sooner than expected.

Shepherd, originally from Exeter, Devon, is currently serving a six-year determinate sentence.

This refers to the maximum time he could serve in prison, but according to reports he will likely be freed in January.

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Charlotte’s dad Graham told The Sun: “It goes to show how outrageous our criminal justice system is. The family is devastated. We will never get over it.

Charlotte Brown was killed in the tragedy (PA)

Shepherd with his girlfriend Maiko Tchanturidze (Internet Unknown)

“She would’ve been 31 this month. We miss her terribly. Shepherd has shown no remorse.”

Shepherd fled to Georgia before his trial, but was jailed in his absence.

The dad-of-one was sentenced to prison for manslaughter by gross negligence in July 2018.

British fugitive Jack Shepherd appearing in court in Tbilisi, Georgia (Phil Harris / Daily Mirror)

The following January, he surrendered to cops in Tbilisi after a £10,000 reward offer was made.

Shepherd, of Exeter, is also serving a consecutive four-year sentence for bottling a squaddie in 2018.

A Ministry of Justice (MoJ) source told The Sun: "He has kept his head down and quietly done his time.

(PA)

"He knows that a determinate sentence means his case doesn’t have to go to the Parole Board for its approval.

"If he behaves then there is no reason to keep him in jail beyond his halfway point.

"He will be free to simply walk out the door."

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A MoJ spokesperson told The Mirror Online it cannot comment on individual cases and that determinate sentences are decided by independent judges.

Laura Sharman