Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd will be flown back to Britain to face justice on Wednesday - after his demands for special treatment were refused.
Shepherd, 31, was handed his extradition notice in jail yesterday nine months after he was convicted of killing Charlotte Brown, 24, during a boat ride on the River Thames.
Two police officers will put him on a Georgian Airways flight and hand him over at Heathrow.
The notice was signed off late on Friday by officials in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia where Shepherd fled.
Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd will be extradited to UK after year on run
The computer expert went on the run before his trial but was sentenced to six years jail for manslaughter in his absence at the Old Bailey.
Charlotte died after she fell from his dodgy speedboat during a date in December 2015.
When he handed himself in, the married dad blamed Charlotte for her death on TV – claiming she was at the wheel when the accident happened.
During his extradition case, Shepherd, who has had £93,000 in legal aid so far, demanded a private cell in the UK with 24-hour CCTV, his own guards and “frequent access to the media”.
A judge dismissed the pleas.
A source said: “He is very nervous, but says he is looking forward to coming home to fight his innocence.”
Shepherd’s return to the UK brings to an end more than three years of heartache for Charlotte’s family.
Shepherd, now a married dad of one, went on the run in March 2018 before he was due to stand trial.
A trial at the Old Bailey went ahead in his absence in July last year and he was found guilty of manslaughter. He was sentenced to six years in jail.
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It’s understood he will receive more public money for his legal bill for his forthcoming appeal.
Shepherd was given permission to challenge the verdict last year with his lawyers claiming judges made “legal errors”.
They are specifically alleging breaches of a police code of practice concerning the way people are detained, treated, and questioned.
Shepherd maintains business consultant Charlotte was at the wheel of the speedboat at the time of the crash.
He only agreed to be extradited last month claiming he wanted to continue his fight against extradition to get involved in his appeal against conviction in Britain.
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He handed himself in back in January but said his life would be in danger in a UK jail.
He told a court in Tbilisi his mum received hate mail and her phone was hacked — with its wallpaper replaced with a pic of English literature graduate Charlotte.
Shepherd told the Tbilisi hearing: “I made this difficult decision simply because I wish to participate in the appeal process, to fight for freedom and be reunited with those I love — my family, my son.”
Shepherd is also likely to face court for the alleged glassing of a barman in a Devon hotel.
