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Victim Begs for Attacker's Freedom After Pool Incident
26 Nov, 2025
Summary
- Businessman freed after pleading guilty to lesser battery charge.
- Victim begged prosecutors to release him, calling attacker 'good man'.
- Incident occurred during a holiday near Disney World in Florida.
A British businessman, Mark Gibbon, 62, has been released from a US court after pleading guilty to battery, a lesser charge than the attempted murder he initially faced. He was accused of holding his son's ex-fiancée, Jasmine Wyld, underwater multiple times during a holiday in Florida.
Despite the serious allegations, Ms. Wyld urged prosecutors to release Gibbon, describing him as a "good man" and her "best friend." She stated that she felt he had been punished enough and wished for his return to England. Gibbon completed an anger management course as part of the plea deal.
The case's background includes a family dispute, as Ms. Wyld is the mother of Gibbon's grandchildren and was previously engaged to his son, Alex. Alex Gibbon is currently serving a prison sentence for an unrelated offense involving his father. The exact circumstances of the holiday incident remain unclear.
