Thomas Markle cut off his electronic ankle monitor

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A US prosecutor says the estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, cut an electronic monitoring device off his ankle, just days after his arrest.

The 82-year-old estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, cut an electronic monitoring device off his ankle, just days after his arrest for keeping child sexual abuse material in storage units in California.

First Assistant US Attorney Bill Essayli said Thomas Markle was in custody awaiting a hearing in federal court in Tampa, Florida,

He was arrested shortly after he cut off the ankle bracelet at 1:45am, Essayli said on Tuesday.

Markle's arrest on Friday followed the seizure of approximately 78 items, including slides, film negatives, and books that contained suspected child sexual abuse images in storage in the Los Angeles area, Essayli said.

During his arrest last week, he was taken from a senior care centre in Lakeland by ambulance.

Hours later, a judge allowed Markle to be released on the condition that he be electronically monitored, which typically means wearing an ankle tether.

The judge also ordered a mental competency exam and a report by November 20.

The development comes after Meghan pulled out of plans to speak a child online safety event at the European Parliament, her first public appearance since her father was charged with possessing child sexual abuse photos.

The duchess was set to deliver the keynote address at the opening of an art installation commemorating children who died as a result of suffering harm on social media on Tuesday.

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