Jack Shepherd latest: Speedboat killer's five demands for being extradited including direct access to 'mass media'

Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd produced a list of demands ahead of his extradition to the UK over the death of Charlotte Brown including direct access to the "mass media."

The 31-year-old is expected to return to the UK within two weeks after an extradition request was approved by a court in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Monday.

Shepherd said he agreed to his return because he wishes to take part in an appeal against his conviction.

His lawyers tried to insist on a five demands to ensure his "safety" once he is back in Britain.

Among them was his own single occupancy cell for at least one year, with right to change this demand should he chose to do so.

The others were 24-hour surveillance in his cell, dedicated guards, constant communication with the “mass media” and for the press to be granted access to his living conditions, enter his cell and take pictures inside it.

“He demands transparent imprisonment until the Court of Appeal acquits him,” his lawyer Mariam Kublashvili said.

“He says that if all these demands are met, he will be able to participate fully in the retrial.”

The proposals were dismissed by the judge, who said he could only deal with the extradition itself.

It comes as the father of Charlotte Brown, the woman who died in the speedboat crash on the Thames, said he believed justice is edging closer after a judge ruled Shepherd must be extradited.

The pair had been on a first date when Shepherd's speedboat overturned, fatally plunging Ms Brown into the icy water of the River Thames in London.

Shepherd fled the UK before his manslaughter trial at the Old Bailey, but surrendered to authorities in Georgia six months after being found guilty in his absence.

He was sentenced to six years' imprisonment but has been granted permission to appeal against the conviction.

He told the Tbilisi court that he made the "difficult decision" to not contest extradition "because I wish to participate in the appeal process, to fight for my freedom and to be reunited with those I love, my family, my son".

However Graham Brown said the reality was Shepherd had a weak case and "no choice" but to return, as the father celebrated the extradition ruling.

"It brings it a bit closer that we are going to get justice for Charlotte. We are pleased it appears to be coming to an end," Mr Brown told ITV News.

"We're hoping that he won't follow through with his appeal, which causes the family more anguish, but I guess that could be a forlorn hope."

Another of Shepherd's lawyers in Georgia, Tariel Kakabadze, estimated Shepherd could return to the UK within two weeks.

Shepherd also faces a grievous bodily harm charge over an alleged assault in Devon on March 16 last year.

A warrant for his arrest was issued by magistrates in Newton Abbot after he failed to attend the court.

No date has yet been set for the appeal hearing.

Shepherd's legal team had considered fighting extradition altogether and successfully delayed his return by convincing a judge to rule out a fast-tracked process. The Crown Prosecution Service formally requested his extradition on March 1.

The web designer, originally from Exeter, handed himself in to authorities in Tbilisi in January, and has been detained there ever since.

The family of Ms Brown, from Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, have fought a battle for justice following her death in December 2015.