A BRIT dad who allegedly tried to drown his daughter-in-law on holiday has reportedly been freed from jail.
Mark Gibbon, 62, has been released on a £19,200 bail but he must wear an electronic tag and surrender his UK passport until his trial takes place.
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Gibbon and Jasmine Wyld, 33, got into a heated drunken row when on holiday together in Florida last month.
The grandad from Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, was initially accused of attempted murder after repeatedly holding Ms Wyld’s head underwater in a hotel pool, according to police.
It was later revealed the pair had been in a relationship for some time before the incident.
At a court hearing last week, the second degree attempted murder charge Gibbon was facing was downgraded to a charge of battery by strangulation.
And after almost a month behind bars, the Brit was allowed to leave his Florida jail cell after making bail.
Court records obtained by the Daily Mail show Gibbon met the terms of the £18,500) bail over the battery by strangulation charge.
He also had to pay £700 bail on a second charge of simple battery.
Last night a police spokesman confirmed: “Mr Gibbon has been in Polk County Jail since his arrest on August 3 because he was considered a flight risk.
“He was granted bail but has to wear an ankle monitor, surrender his passport and stay within a restricted area.”
Gibbon is due back in court later this month with his trial expected to take place early next year.
He faces up to 15 years in jail if convicted on the battery by strangulation charge.
Investigators are continuing to look into the allegations first made by Ms Wyld in August.
She claimed that Gibbon, who also runs hairdressing business Sage Hairdressing, pushed her underwater after telling her she was not the main beneficiary of his will.
He reportedly admitted to pushing her but denied trying to kill her.
He claimed they had both been drinking when she slapped him as the situation escalated.
Ms Wyld initially told prosecutors she “could not breathe” and feared “she would drown”, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s office.
Her nine-year-old daughter is said to have been forced to leap into the hotel pool to try to “save” her.
Police reports added that Gibbon’s alleged attack left the mum with scratches and bruising.
Police were also making inquiries into whether the case should be treated as domestic violence.
Neighbours in Beaconsfield described Ms Wyld as the Brit granddad’s “girlfriend” – and said she was often seen at his £800,000 semi-detached home.
Family insiders also claimed Gibbon’s son Alex allegedly found Ms Wyld in his father’s bed around four years ago.
This is said to be around the time Alex and Ms Wyld called off their engagement in 2021.
One source told the Daily Mail: “Alex went up the stairs and found Jasmine in his father’s bed.
“They had a massive row. It’s torn the family apart… there’s been so much bad blood between Alex and his dad.”
The feud deepened when Alex was jailed for driving an £80,000 Porsche Cayenne into his father during a public row.
He was released seven months ago and the pair no longer speak.