A BRIDEGROOM has been charged with drowning his new wife by turning off her air supply on a honeymoon dive.

Daniel Gabriel Watson known as Gabe is said to have murdered Tina on Australias Great Barrier Reef 11 days after they tied the knot.

He claimed Tina, 26, got into trouble, panicked and grabbed his mask before sinking.

But cops think trained diver Watson turned off her air supply until she died, then turned it back on to cover his tracks.

Tinas father says Gabe asked his daughter to change her life insurance policy to make him the sole beneficiary before their marriage 

Queenslands state coroner charged American Watson with murder. He faces extradition from Birmingham, Alabama.


-- Edited by littlemisslinkz at 16:32, 2008-06-21