Ex-wife held over threat claims

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A woman was held on suspicion of threatening to kill her ex-husband after he was acquitted of raping their daughter, chess prodigy Jessie Gilbert.

Jessie, 19, from Croydon, south London, fell to her death from a hotel window in the Czech Republic in July.

Ian Gilbert, a Royal Bank of Scotland director, was accused of repeatedly raping her between 1995 and 2000.

Police said Angela Gilbert, 53, was arrested at her home in Reigate but no charges are expected to be brought.

A Surrey Police spokesman said Mrs Gilbert was arrested late on Thursday after a third party reported her threat.

She was held for about 16 hours before the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to proceed with the case.

The police spokesman added Mrs Gilbert was under "enormous strain".

A jury at Guilford Crown Court found Mr Gilbert not guilty of all 11 counts against him, including six other charges of rape and indecent assault.