Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd attacked girlfriend with barbecue tongs

Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd repeatedly attacked his new girlfriend while on licence from prison, a court heard. Shepherd, 39, admitted twice assaulting Shabnam Bahadur including hitting her on the chest with a set of barbecue tongs last year. He was jailed for six years at the Old Bailey for manslaughter after he crashed his speedboat on the River Thames during a first date with 24-year-old Charlotte Brown in December 2015. Shepherd was then given another four years for attacking former…