British man fined €3,000 for causing two-year-old son’s death in Cyprus

A British man, Joshua Foster, has been fined €3,000 in Cyprus for causing his two-year-old son's death. The incident occurred on July 12th at the King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort in Chlorakas when Foster placed his son on a fourth-floor windowsill to show him a view. Foster believed the window was closed and lost control of his son, who fell nearly 12 meters to his death. Foster pleaded guilty to causing death through a reckless, rash, or dangerous act. The court heard that Foster had not realized the window section was open. While alcohol was detected in his blood, it was not considered a significant factor in the case. Foster expressed remorse, and the court noted his lack of previous convictions.

Joshua Foster has been fined 3,000 euro (£2,500) by a judge in Paphos after his two-year-old son died in a fall at a five-star hotel in Cyprus. The incident occurred on July 12th, the first day of the family's holiday at the King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort in Chlorakas. Foster admitted to causing death through a reckless, rash, or dangerous act. He told the court he placed his son on a window sill to show him the view of a waterpark, believing the window was closed, and subsequently lost control of the child. The toddler fell nearly 40 feet from the fourth floor. Foster, from Essex, was sentenced on Friday morning.