British holidaymaker was in relationship with daughter-in-law he 'attempted to drown in Florida swimming pool'
Mark Gibbon, 62, was with his family at the Solterra Resort in Davenport, Florida when he reportedly got into an argument with Jasmine Wyld, 33, over the "stipulations of his will".
According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, Gibbon attempted to push Wyld under the swimming pool at their place near Disney World.
His granddaughter, nine, is said to have jumped into the pool to try and save her mother but he pushed her away.
Gibbon reportedly stopped the alleged attempted drowning when two neighbouring sisters said they had called 911.
According to the Daily Mail, Gibbon and Ms Wyld have been in a relationship for the last two years after both of their marriages broke down.
His ex-wife lives alone at their £800,000 semi-detached home in Buckinghamshire, while Wyld separated from Gibson's son Alex, with whom she shares two young children, in 2021.
A family source revealed that Alex and Mark no longer speak, and last year the son was jailed for trying to drive a car at his estranged father.
The source said: 'He feels an awful betrayal at how his dad has struck up a relationship with the mother of his two children.
'Mark and Jasmine do an awful lot together and they go away on holiday with the children a couple of times every year.
'I don't know for sure what happened on this holiday and why Mark has apparently tried to drown her.
'But I have been told that Jasmine was unhappy that they have been in a relationship for a few years and she is not named in his will.'
Gibbon is a lighting technician who runs his own company, MRG Lighting, and has worked on music videos for the likes of Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith and Paloma Faith.
Alex, 34, had worked with Mark and was appointed a director at another of his father's companies, Ultralight UK Ltd, in 2019.
He was even involved in the production of The Queen's Christmas Day speech a few years ago.
However, Alex left the firm two years ago and is said to have had a heated row with Mark in the streets.
He's a lovely guy... or so it seems to us
The family source claimed Alex attempted to drive away, but his father jumped in front of him to stop him and was hit by the car.
Alex reportedly served time in prison and was released six months ago. He now lives with his mother.
Neighbours in Buckinghamshire told of their shock of the alleged drowning, with one saying: 'He's a lovely guy, or so it seems to us, I didn't think he was capable of such a thing.'
Gibbon, of Beaconsfield, was taken into custody on August 3 just after 5.15pm local time. He allegedly admitted to pushing his daughter-in-law and girlfriend under the water but denied trying to drown her.
He has now been charged with attempted second-degree murder and battery. Gibbon is due in court on September 9.
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