Shepherd, 31, was in the dock of a Georgian court where he caused more upset to his victim's grieving family by claiming there is 'no evidence' he is guilty of causing Charlotte Brown's death while showing off on their first date in 2015.
Today, amid extraordinary scenes in a Tblisi courtroom, the self-pitying speedboat killer claimed that the British jury that convicted him of manslaughter made a mistake because they didn't hear his defence - even though he fled to Georgia via Turkey to avoid his Old Bailey trial.
Resisting his extradition Shepherd declared himself a victim of the Thames speedboat tragedy and told the judge: 'I want to tell the truth', adding: ‘The decision to go out on the boat is my greatest regret.
Not a single day passes when I don’t think about the loss of Charlotte’s life'.
He claimed he has depression, has considered suicide and is an alcoholic, and said: 'I wish I’d sat down with Charlotte’s family and explained what happened. I know it’s caused them even more suffering and that’s why I handed myself in to draw to a close this horrible accident and the terrible consequences.'
His £15,000 legal team, led by star lawyer and Georgian Strictly Come Dancing contestant Mariam Kublashvili, are helping him block extradition claiming he had an unfair trial and his human rights have been breached.
Shepherd says he had received a phone call telling him he could be murdered if he goes to a UK jail - meaning he plans to use the European Convention's 'humanity' clause that blocks extradition if a criminal's life is in danger.
MailOnline can exclusively reveal he would rather spend the next to three to nine months in Tblisi's Gldani maximum security prison - nicknamed Georgia's Abu Ghraib because of poor conditions and prisoner abuse - than be in a modern UK jail.
The convict fled to Georgia via Turkey ten months ago and has spent his time on the run learning to ski, hanging out in glitzy bars and clubs and dating new women, despite having a wife back home.
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