British dad fined after son fell from Cyprus hotel window

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 12:02 · Archive

A British man has been fined €3,000 after his two-year-old son fell nearly 40ft to his death from a hotel window in Cyprus.

Joshua Foster, a 37-year-old British man, has been fined €3,000 (£2,500) by Paphos District Court after his two-year-old son fell nearly 40ft to his death from the fourth floor window of the King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort in Chlorakas, Cyprus.

The boy fell on 12 July, the first day of the family's holiday. Foster, an auditor, had placed his son on the window sill to show him the view of a waterpark, believing the window was closed. He lost control of the child, who fell from the window. Foster pleaded guilty to a charge of causing death through a reckless, rash or dangerous act and was sentenced by District Judge Froso Christodoulidou after a 25-minute hearing on Friday.

According to his lawyer Alexandros Alexandrou, Foster had been in a good mood and playing with his son at the time. The family had arrived in Cyprus in the early hours that morning and had spent time at the hotel pool before returning to their rooms to prepare for dinner.

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• Dad fined after son, two, fell to death from hotel window he thought was closedThe two-year-old boy fell to his death from a hotel window in Cyprus as dad Joshua Foster is fined £2,000Malvern Gazette · 16 Oct, 11:09
• Dad fined after son, two, fell to death from hotel window he thought was closedThe two-year-old boy fell to his death from a hotel window in Cyprus as dad Joshua Foster is fined £2,000Worcester News · 16 Oct, 11:09

In this story: Joshua Foster · Paphos District Court · Cyprus · King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort · Chlorakas

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