Overview

• The Ministry of Justice confirmed he has been returned to custody for breaching licence conditions, without disclosing the violation.
• HM Prison and Probation Service said it does not comment on licence specifics and stressed it returns offenders to jail if they break rules.
• Charlotte Brown’s father welcomed the recall, saying Shepherd has shown no remorse and remains a risk to women.
• Shepherd was convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence over Brown’s 2015 Thames death and later received a concurrent four-year term for wounding a barman.
• He was released on licence in January 2024, and some outlets report an August 4 arrest on suspicion of coercive and controlling behaviour and assault, which has not been publicly confirmed or linked to the recall.