A mother-of-two who is in a relationship with her father-in-law is seen pleading for his release after he was arrested on suspicion of trying to drown her in a swimming pool on holiday in Florida.

Hairdresser Jasmine Wyld, 33, begged prosecutors in the states to free her partner Mark Gibbon, which is revealed in newly released court footage.

Gibbon, 62, a wealthy businessman, is currently in jail in America, charged with the attempted murder of Jasmine, who was previously engaged to his son, with whom she has two children.

Appearing on video link from her home in Buckinghamshire, Ms Wyld hailed Gibbon 'a good man' and someone who 'adores his family' as she denied ever being frightened of him.

She also told the court that social services in Britain had been in touch and were due to speak to her about reports of her romance with Mr Gibbon, who is grandfather to her nine-year-old daughter and six-year-old son.