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British Father Fined For Son's Death In Cyprus Hotel Fall

16 Oct
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Joshua Foster had placed the toddler on a windowsill to show him the view of a waterpark, not realising the window was open, Paphos District Court previously heard.

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Evening Standard16 Oct

Joshua Foster, a 37-year-old British auditor, received a £2,500 fine from Paphos District Court in Cyprus after pleading guilty to causing his two-year-old son’s death through reckless behavior. The tragedy occurred on July 12 when the boy fell nearly 40 feet from the fourth-floor window of the King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort in Chlorakas while Foster was showing him a view of the waterpark outside their hotel…

British man handed £2,500 fine after son fell to death from Cyprus hotel window →2 articles from Evening Standard on this story
BBC16 Oct

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…

Dad fined after son, 2, died in Cyprus hotel fall →
Daily Mail16 Oct

A British man, Joshua Foster, aged 37 and an AI director at KPMG, was sentenced to pay a €3,000 fine after pleading guilty to causing the death of his two-year-old son who fell from a hotel window in Cyprus. The incident occurred on July 12 when Foster lost control of his child while showing him the view from their fourth-floor hotel room window, which was accidentally left open. Judge Froso Christodoylidou…

British father whose son, two, fell to his death from Cyprus hotel window weeps as he is allowed to walk free from court with €3,000 fine →

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  1. 16 Oct

    Joshua Foster had placed the toddler on a windowsill to show him the view of a waterpark, not realising the window was open, Paphos District Court previously heard.

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Where to start British father whose son, two, fell to his death from Cyprus hotel window weeps as he is allowed to walk free from court with €3,000 fine Daily Mail

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  • 16 Oct British man handed £2,500 fine after son fell to death from Cyprus hotel windowJoshua Foster, a 37-year-old British auditor, received a £2,500 fine from Paphos District Court in Cyprus after pleading guilty to causing his two-year-old son’s death through reckless behavior. The tragedy occurred on July 12 when the boy fell nearly 40 feet from the fourth-floor window of the King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort in Chlorakas while Foster was showing him a view of the waterpark outside their hotel…Evening Standard
  • 16 Oct British father whose son, two, fell to his death from Cyprus hotel window weeps as he is allowed to walk free from court with €3,000 fineA British man, Joshua Foster, aged 37 and an AI director at KPMG, was sentenced to pay a €3,000 fine after pleading guilty to causing the death of his two-year-old son who fell from a hotel window in Cyprus. The incident occurred on July 12 when Foster lost control of his child while showing him the view from their fourth-floor hotel room window, which was accidentally left open. Judge Froso Christodoylidou…Daily Mail
  • 16 Oct Dad fined after son, 2, died in Cyprus hotel fallA 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…BBC
  • 16 Oct British man to be sentenced for causing death of two-year-old son who fell from hotel window in CyprusA British man from Essex is set to be sentenced for causing his two-year-old son's death in Cyprus after the toddler fell from a fourth-floor hotel window on July 12. Joshua Foster, 37, admitted guilt to causing death through reckless behavior and will face sentencing this Friday at Paphos District Court. The incident occurred when Foster placed his child on an open windowsill with the intention of showing him a…Evening Standard

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