Jack Shepherd: Speedboat killer requests cell to himself and access to journalists after agreeing to be extradited back to UK

Jack Shepherd, the British man convicted of killing a woman on a speedboat during their first date, has agreed to be extradited back to the UK from Georgia.

The 31-year-old was sentenced to six years in jail in his absence for the manslaughter of Charlotte Brown, 24, on a champagne-fuelled first date when his speedboat overturned in the River Thames.

However he has been granted permission to appeal the conviction and wishes to return to the UK, a court in Tbilisi heard on Tuesday.

Shepherd's defence lawyer told the court he wanted to be kept in cell by himself with round-the-clock audio and video surveillance and for media to be given access to his cell.

However the judge said this was not a decision for him to make.

His lawyer Tariel Kakabadze said “he is not fighting extradition”.

Shepherd, from Paddington, in London, went into hiding in Georgia while facing trial over the death of Ms Brown, from Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, who died after plunging into the icy river in December 2015.

The web designer, originally from Exeter, in Devon, handed himself in to police in January after almost 10 months on the run.

No date has been set yet for Shepherd’s appeal hearing.

Ms Brown’s family have fought a battle for justice since her death more than three years ago.

A post-mortem examination found that Ms Brown died from cold water immersion.