Meghan Markle’s brother-in-law charged with domestic violence after ‘hitting his sister Samantha in a fight over going to the bathroom’



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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.

Mark Phillips, 62, was charged with domestic violence in Florida on December 14.

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Mark Phillips, 62, was charged with domestic violence in Florida on December 14.Credit: Polk County Jail
Phillips is Meghan Markle's brother-in-law

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Phillips is Meghan Markle’s brother-in-lawCredit: EPA

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.

Phillips allegedly hit Samantha Markle in the face when she asked him for help getting out of the bathroom.

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Phillips allegedly hit Samantha Markle in the face when she asked him for help getting out of the bathroom.Credit: Splash
Samantha and Meghan have been separated since 2008

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Samantha and Meghan have been separated since 2008Credit: Splash News
The two half sisters appear here when Meghan was a baby

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The two half sisters appear here when Meghan was a baby
Meghan and Samantha share a father, Thomas Markle

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Meghan and Samantha share a father, Thomas Markle Credit: Channel 5 / Thomas Markle: My Story

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.

Meghan is also separated from her father

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Meghan is also separated from her father Credit: Channel 5 / Thomas Markle: My Story

“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.

Samantha Markle says Meghan and Harry’s Remembrance Day photoshoot is ‘opportunistic’ and ‘highly offensive’



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