A 37-year-old Essex father has been fined in Cyprus after his two-year-old son fell nearly 40ft from a hotel window on the family’s first day of holiday.
01Summary
- 01Joshua Foster was fined 3,000 euro (£2,500) by a judge in Paphos on Friday morning.
- 02The 37-year-old admitted causing death through a reckless, rash or dangerous act.
- 03His son fell nearly 40ft (12.1m) from the fourth floor of the King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort in Chlorakas on 12 July.
- 04Police were called at about 18:40 and the boy was later pronounced dead at Paphos General Hospital.
- 05Foster said he thought the window was closed when he placed his son on a windowsill to show him a view of a waterpark.
02Why it matters
The case has ended with a fine, but it follows the death of a very young child during a family holiday. It also highlights the danger of unsecured windows in hotels and holiday accommodation.
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