Speedboat victim was driving ‘at full throttle’

A website developer’s date died after he allowed her to take the wheel of his poorly-maintained speedboat and drive it at ‘full throttle’ moments before crashing, a court heard. Jack Shepherd, 30, later told police he ‘didn’t even ask’ if 23-year-old Charlotte Brown could swim after taking her on board as part of his ‘seduction routine’, jurors heard. The Old Bailey heard he twice failed to heed key safety warnings when marine police stopped him on the Thames for speeding…