British father due to enter plea over son’s death after Paphos hotel fall
A 37-year-old British man is due before Paphos district court on Tuesday to answer a charge following the death of his three-year-old son.
Paphos, Cyprus. A 37-year-old British father is due to appear before Paphos district court on Tuesday morning to enter a plea to a charge of causing death by a rash or negligent act following the death of his three-year-old son.
Court hearing
The man is expected to appear at 9.30am in connection with the death of his son, who fell from a fourth-floor window at a hotel in Chlorakas on July 12 while the family was on holiday in Cyprus.
Tuesday’s hearing is expected to proceed with the father answering the charge against him.
Request to suspend prosecution
The hearing follows the Attorney-General’s rejection of a defence request to suspend the criminal prosecution.
The request was submitted on August 7 by defence lawyer Alexandros Alexandrou, who cited humanitarian grounds and the circumstances facing the family following the child’s death.
At a previous hearing on September 17, Alexandrou said the attorney-general had stated that the prosecution should continue in the public interest. He expressed disappointment with the decision, saying the defence had expected greater consideration of the case’s humanitarian circumstances.
Previous court appearance
The father attended the previous hearing with his parents, one day after what would have been his son’s third birthday.
He had previously been permitted to return to the United Kingdom for his son’s funeral after providing an additional €10,000 guarantee, before returning to Cyprus for the proceedings.
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