A FAMILY are still fighting for justice after tragically losing their daughter in a speedboat accident more than a year ago.

Charlotte Brown was just 24 when she died on December 9, 2015, after she was thrown into the River Thames while on a date with a man she met online.

The pair were pulled out of the river by lifeboat crews and taken to hospital but Charlotte was later pronounced dead.

Metropolitan Police initially treated the death as non-suspicious, however, detectives are now investigating offences including manslaughter.

Charlotte’s mother Roz Wickens, from Clacton, said: “I’ll never get over the pain of losing my daughter and I cannot describe how overwhelming and immensely hard it’s been.

“All my family wants is justice for Charlotte and our questions to be answered.”

Charlotte’s father Graham Brown said losing his daughter has been “devastating” and he has since become heavily involved in fundraising for the RNLI.

He said: “I am now running the London marathon for RNLI and in loving memory of my daughter.

“I feel she runs next to me all the time."

Mrs Wickens, who works for Tendring Council as a care line operator, has now launched a campaign calling for a change in the law to make wearing lifejackets mandatory on all boats.

She said she has met with Clacton MP Douglas Carswell to support her campaign.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “Following the submission of a file to the Crown Prosecution Service advice was provided to the Met and detectives are now investigating offences including manslaughter.

“Due to the nature of the offences being looked at, detectives from the homicide and major crime command are now investigating.

“They continue to liaise with colleagues from the Port of London Authority and the Marine Accident Investigation Branch.

“An inquest was due to commence on October 5 2016 at Westminster Coroner’s Court but this has been rescheduled on a date yet to be confirmed.”