Thomas Markle se corta la pulsera electrónica de vigilancia y la jueza decide meterlo en prisión sin fianza

Thomas Markle, the 82-year-old estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has been taken into federal custody in Florida. According to the South China Morning Post, Markle cut an electronic monitoring device off his ankle at 1:45 a.m. on a Tuesday. Following this, El Pais reports that the prosecution requested his imprisonment, leading Judge Lindsay Griffin to order that he be held in federal custody.

The legal proceedings follow Markle's arrest last Friday after authorities seized approximately 78 items, including books, film negatives, and slides containing suspected child sexual abuse images from storage units in the Los Angeles area, according to the South China Morning Post. BBC World and BBC News report that the 82-year-old had been placed under house detention in Florida last week following the charges.

The South China Morning Post notes that during his initial arrest, Markle was taken from a senior care center in Lakeland by ambulance. A judge had previously allowed his release on the condition of electronic monitoring and had ordered a mental competency exam and a report due by November 20. Regarding the allegations, the Hindustan Times - World News reports that Meghan recently stated she was "deeply distressed" by the claims that child sexual abuse images were found at her father's former home.

Brief written by urgent.news from El Pais, Hindustan Times - World News, BBC World, BBC News, South China Morning Post — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.