British father sentenced for death of toddler at Cyprus hotel

A British father has been fined after his two-year-old son fell to his death from a hotel window in Cyprus. Joshua Foster, from Essex, pleaded guilty at Paphos District Court on Friday. His son fell from the fourth floor of the King Evelthon Beach Hotel in Chlorakas on 12 July, a drop of around 40 feet. Foster had put the boy near a window without knowing it was open. He admitted that his actions were reckless and dangerous. The court fined him approximately £3,000. The charge carried a maximum sentence of four years in prison, but courts in similar cases have previously chosen fines instead. Foster's lawyer said he will now return to the United Kingdom.