Web developer in court over Thames death

A website developer has appeared in court accused of manslaughter after his date died when their speedboat capsized on a Thames river cruise. Jack Shepherd, 30, and Charlotte Brown, 24, were hurled into the icy water near Wandsworth Bridge on December 8, 2015. Miss Brown, a business development consultant, from Welling, southeast London, had met Shepherd on an online dating site and they had never met before. They had enjoyed a meal at The Shard before taking to the water…