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Coverage dated October 16, 2026

British man fined without jail in Cyprus after pleading guilty to negligence in son's fatal fall

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A British man who pleaded guilty in the fatal fall of his 3-year-old son from a Cyprus hotel window is free to return home after a court fined him 3,000 euros

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  1. BBC News

    Dad fined after son, 2, died in Cyprus hotel fall (opens BBC News)

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    Joshua Foster will have to pay 3,000 euro (£2,500), a judge in Paphos rules.

  2. The Guardian

    British man fined €3,000 for causing two-year-old son’s death in Cyprus (opens The Guardian)

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    Joshua Foster pleaded guilty over death of toddler who fell from fourth-floor window of hotel during family holiday A British man has been handed a €3,000 (£2,500) fine after his two-year-old son fell nearly 12 metres (40ft) to his death from the fourth floor window of a hotel in Cyprus.

  3. Philadelphia Inquirer

    British man fined without jail in Cyprus after pleading guilty to negligence in son's fatal fall (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    A British man who pleaded guilty in the fatal fall of his 3-year-old son from a Cyprus hotel window is free to return home after a court fined him 3,000 euros

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