Jack Shepherd, 38, pleads guilty to assaulting a woman with barbecue tongs following his release from prison. Multiple outlets report that he enters guilty pleas by video link from HMP Swaleside in Kent. The assaults are described as taking place after he is released, with one report stating they occur in February and June last year, and that the incidents lead to his recall to prison. Other coverage says the attacks involve a new girlfriend and are linked to an incident at home in which a pizza burns. One outlet also reports allegations of bullying or controlling behaviour toward his partner over a wider period. The reports provide background on Shepherd’s prior conviction for the manslaughter of Charlotte Brown, 24, who died in a speedboat crash on the River Thames in central London. The articles agree that Shepherd’s earlier release and subsequent violence against his partner prompt prison authorities to bring him back into custody, and that he now admits the tongs-related assaults.