Essex dad sentenced after son died in Cyprus lodge fall

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

Joshua Foster thought the window was closed when he positioned the boy on a sill to indicate him the view of a waterpark and “misplaced management” of him, Paphos District Courtroom beforehand heard.

The boy fell almost 40ft (12.1m) from the fourth flooring of the King Evelthon Seashore Resort and Resort on 12 July, the primary day of the household’s vacation in Chlorakas.

Foster, 37, from Essex, admitted inflicting demise by way of a reckless, rash or harmful act and was sentenced on Friday morning.

He held again tears as his sentence was handed down by the decide, earlier than hugging his lawyer and fogeys.

Foster had lifted his son on to the windowsill to indicate him the view of a water park, the court docket in Cyprus was beforehand informed.

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