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British Father Pleads for No Prison Time After Son's Fatal Hotel Fall in Cyprus
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News18•06-10-2026, 19:15
British Father Pleads for No Prison Time After Son's Fatal Hotel Fall in Cyprus
- •A British father pleaded with a Cyprus judge to avoid a prison sentence after pleading guilty to negligence in the fatal fall of his 3-year-old son.
- •The incident occurred on July 12 at the King Evelthon hotel in Paphos, when the boy slipped from a fourth-floor window and fell 12 metres.
- •Defense lawyer Alexandros Alexandrou argued that the father's momentary lapse of judgment and lifelong grief constituted sufficient punishment.
- •Prosecutors noted that blood tests indicated the father may have consumed alcohol above the legal limit prior to the tragedy, though the defense countered that he was not impaired.
- •Judge Froso Christodoulidou stated that she will deliver her ruling on the sentencing on October 16.
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The lawyer for the British father asked the Cypriot judge to avoid a prison sentence, arguing that his tragic loss is punishment enough and that justice can be served without imposing the utmost severity.
The 3-year-old boy fell 12 meters to his death from a fourth-floor hotel window at the King Evelthon hotel on July 12 after his father lifted him up to look at the hotel's waterpark.
Judge Froso Christodoulidou stated that she would deliver her ruling regarding the sentencing on October 16.
