A BRIT dad accused of trying to drown his daughter-in-law will be formally charged with attempted murder in the US.

Mark Gibbon, 62, was arrested at the luxury Solterra Resort in Florida last Sunday after allegedly forcing 33-year-old Jasmine Wyld’s head underwater “multiple times” in a furious row over his will.

The wealthy lighting engineer – who has worked with Mick Jagger , Ed Sheeran , Sam Smith and the late Queen – is expected to apply for bail but may be refused it, as US prosecutors reportedly see him as a "flight risk".

Mr Gibbon, of Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, has already appeared in court on two battery charges, each carrying $1,000 bail.

But a source said his attempted murder hearing is "a different level of seriousness" as he is expected to be charged tomorrow.

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