British father fined €3,000 over toddler son's fall from Cyprus hotel window
A judge in Paphos fined Joshua Foster €3,000 (£2,500) after his two-year-old son fell to his death from a fourth-floor hotel window in Cyprus.
A judge in Paphos, Cyprus, has fined British man Joshua Foster €3,000 (£2,500) over the death of his two-year-old son, who fell from a hotel window during a family holiday.
The Guardian reports that Foster pleaded guilty. It says the boy fell nearly 12 metres (40ft) from a fourth-floor window.
The Guardian also reports that the court heard earlier that Foster believed the window was shut. He had sat the child on the sill so the boy could see a waterpark, and then lost control of him, according to that account.
The BBC and the Guardian both reported the ruling on Friday morning UTC.
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- BBC NewsDad fined after son, 2, died in Cyprus hotel fallFri, Oct 16, 5:37 AM EDT
- The GuardianBritish man fined €3,000 for causing two-year-old son’s death in CyprusFri, Oct 16, 6:05 AM EDT
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