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Dad fined after son, 2, died in Cyprus hotel fall

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A father from Essex was fined 3,000 euros (£2,500) after his two-year-old son fell to his death from a fourth-floor window at the King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort in Chlorakas, Cyprus, on July 12. The boy had been placed on an open windowsill by his father, Joshua Foster, who thought it was closed when he showed his child the view of a water park. Foster admitted causing death through reckless behavior; during sentencing, he held back tears as the judge handed down the verdict.

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A 37-year-old British man from Essex, Joshua Foster, was sentenced to a €3,000 (£2,500) fine on October 16 by the Paphos District Court in Cyprus for causing the death of his two-year-old son. On July 12, during their family holiday at the King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort in Chlorakas, Foster placed his son on a windowsill to show him a view but did not realize the window was open. The boy fell approximately 40 feet from the fourth floor, resulting in his death. Despite pleading guilty to causing death through reckless behavior, Foster avoided jail time based on mitigating factors such as no intent to kill and his personal circumstances.

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Joshua Foster thought the window was closed when he placed the boy on a sill to show him the view of a waterpark and "lost control" of him, Paphos District Court previously heard.

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Dad fined after son, 2, died in Cyprus hotel fall · assertive framing

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- Published A father whose two-year-old boy fell to his death at a five-star hotel in Cyprus has been fined 3,000 euro (£2,500). asserted

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Joshua Foster thought the window was closed when he placed the boy on a sill to show him the view of a waterpark and "lost control" of him, Paphos District Court previously heard. asserted

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The boy fell nearly 40ft (12.1m) from the fourth floor of the King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort on 12 July, the first day of the family's holiday in Chlorakas. asserted

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Foster, 37, from Essex, admitted causing death through a reckless, rash or dangerous act and was sentenced on Friday morning. asserted

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He held back tears as his sentence was handed down by the judge, before hugging his lawyer and parents. asserted

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Foster had lifted his son on to the windowsill to show him the view of a water park, the court in Cyprus was previously told. asserted

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This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. asserted

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