A BRIT dad who allegedly tried to drown his daughter-in-law on holiday has been freed from jail.
Mark Gibbon, 62, was released on a £19,200 bail but must now wear an electronic tag and surrender his UK passport.
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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.
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