Pictured: Brit whose father-in-law 'tried to drown near Disney World'
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Here is the initial image of the young British mother whose father-in-law is accused of attempting to drown her in a swimming pool near Disney World in Florida.

Jasmine Wyld, a 33-year-old hairdresser, sustained a scratch on her chest and feared for her life following a heated argument with 62-year-old Mark Gibbon regarding his will during an upscale vacation.

Ms. Wyld and Mr. Gibbon’s son, Alex, have two children together. Alex had previously collaborated with his father at Ultralight, a film and television lighting company based in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, but stepped down as director in April 2023.

Mr Gibbon Snr has since renamed the company as MRG Lighting. He is listed as the sole director. 

Facebook photos show Ms Wyld happily smiling with Alex and their two children, with one snap showing her posing with celebrity chef James Martin. 

Companies House documents show she was previously a director of Jasmine Elizabeth Hair, but the firm was dissolved ‘via a voluntary strike off’ in April 2024. 

Their nine-year-old daughter reportedly bravely jumped into the pool in an attempt to save her mother at the Solterra Resort in Davenport on Sunday after witnessing her grandfather repeatedly trying to plunge Ms Wyld’s head under the water. 

Ms Wyld tonight declined to comment when contacted by the Daily Mail. 

This is the first picture of young British mother Jasmine Wyld, 33, whose father-in-law allegedly tried to drown in a swimming pool near Disney World in Florida

This is the first picture of young British mother Jasmine Wyld, 33, whose father-in-law allegedly tried to drown in a swimming pool near Disney World in Florida

Mark Gibbon, 62, has been charged with two counts o battery and one count of attempted second-degree murder

Mark Gibbon, 62, has been charged with two counts o battery and one count of attempted second-degree murder

According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Mr Gibbon had got into a spat with Ms Wyld over the ‘stipulations of his will’. 

‘She advised that she could not breathe and believed that she was going to drown,’ deputies wrote. ‘[The victim] advised that she had to fight Mark in order to get away from him and from under the water but he kept pushing her back under.’ 

Mr Gibbon’s company MRG Lighting has previously worked on television and film sets, as well as on music videos for Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith and Paloma Faith. 

He is also listed as the only director of Sage Hairdressing. 

Mr Gibbon allegedly only stopped the attempted drowning when two neighbouring sisters said they had called the Sheriff’s Office. 

He was taken into custody on August 3 at around 5.19pm where he allegedly admitted to pushing his daughter-in-law under the water but denied trying to drown her. 

He claimed they were drinking when they got into a row about the will, reported Law and Crime

According to US website People, a witness told officers she had ‘observed [Gibbon] push [Wyld] under the water and hold her there multiple times’, and then watched as he ‘scratched Jasmine on her chest.’

He was on a luxury holiday with his family at the Solterra Resort in Davenport (pictured) when he got into an argument about his will, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office

The resort is located near Disney World in Orlando, Florida

The resort is located near Disney World in Orlando, Florida

Ms Wyld's nine-year-old daughter reportedly bravely jumped into the pool to try and save her mother when she witnessed her grandfather trying to plunge her under the water

Ms Wyld’s nine-year-old daughter reportedly bravely jumped into the pool to try and save her mother when she witnessed her grandfather trying to plunge her under the water

Gibbon allegedly only stopped the attempted drowning when two neighbouring sisters said they had called the Sheriff's Office

Gibbon allegedly only stopped the attempted drowning when two neighbouring sisters said they had called the Sheriff’s Office

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said: ‘It’s great that Polk County draws visitors from all across the world, but we expect vacationers to behave while they visit with us, just as we expect our lifelong residents to do the same. 

‘Because Mr Gibbon couldn’t control his anger, he may find himself spending a lot more time in Florida than he had anticipated.’  

Gibbon has been charged with two counts of battery and one count of attempted second-degree murder, according to court documents. 

He is next due in court on September 9.

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