British father fined €3,000 over son’s fatal fall from Paphos hotel window
Paphos district court fined Josh Foster €3,000 on Friday after he admitted causing his three-year-old son's death through a rash or negligent act.
Paphos, Cyprus. Josh Foster, a British father, received a €3,000 fine from Paphos district court on Friday over the death of his three-year-old son, who fell from a fourth-floor window at a hotel.
Guilty plea and mitigation
The fatal fall occurred on July 12 at a hotel in Chlorakas. Foster pleaded guilty to causing death through an act that was rash or negligent.
In mitigation, Foster’s lawyer asked for leniency, describing the tragedy as the consequence of a brief error of judgement. The lawyer argued that Foster would carry the loss of his son throughout his remaining life.
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