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MEGHAN Markle’s brother-in-law was charged with domestic violence after he allegedly beat the Duchess’s sister, Samatha, during a fight over the bathroom, according to a report.
Mark Phillips, 62, was taken into custody on December 14 after he apparently beat Samantha, Meghan’s estranged half-sister, at their home in Florida.
DailyMail.com reported Thursday that around 1 a.m. Samantha Markle, who is in a wheelchair, needed help getting out of the toilet.
Phillips is said to have been angered by her request for help and struck her “on the right side of the face in the ear area.”
The man, who has reportedly lived with Samantha since 2016, reportedly left the scene, but was soon caught by police.
The 62-year-old was released on the same day he was booked in Polk County, jail records show, but a court date has been scheduled for 2021.
For years, Samantha has criticized her half sister in the public eye, most recently claiming that she and the Prince Harry Remembrance Day photo shoot was “exploitative and offensive.”
“I think the most striking thing about any Remembrance Day is not only important to remember those who have sacrificed, but also as a reminder that life is precious and short and certainly we should show gratitude.
“Seize the day, seize the moment, apologize and make peace with those who are alive who have given us so much because, after all, we are finite.
“I just hope he wakes up to that, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.
The half siblings have been separated since 2008 and Samantha has called Meghan a social climber.
Separately, Meghan’s half-brother Thomas Jr was arrested in 2019 and charged with DUI.
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