Jack Shepherd, the speedboat killer who caused the death of Charlotte Brown in 2015, has been charged with attacking his girlfriend after being released from prison. Shepherd fled the country following the fatal crash and was convicted in his absence before being extradited back to the UK to serve his sentence. His release and this new charge are likely to reignite public anger over the original case, which drew widespread criticism of the justice system's handling of an offender who evaded custody for years.

Shepherd was jailed for manslaughter after his speedboat capsized on the River Thames during a first date, killing 24-year-old Charlotte Brown, before he absconded to Georgia to avoid facing justice. He was eventually extradited, convicted and imprisoned. Full details of the new assault charge, including the date and circumstances of the alleged attack on his current girlfriend, were not provided in the available report.