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British father charged with letting his toddler fall to his death from hotel window cries as he is allowed to return to UK for the boy's funeral
United Kingdom🏛️ PoliticsCenter8 hr. ago

British father charged with letting his toddler fall to his death from hotel window cries as he is allowed to return to UK for the boy's funeral

A British father accused of causing the death of his two-year-old son during a holiday in Cyprus has been permitted to return to the UK for the child's funeral. The incident occurred at the King Evelthon Hotel in Paphos, where the toddler fell 33 feet from a fourth-floor window that was left partially open. The father, a 37-year-old city banker, claimed he believed the window was closed when placing the child on the windowsill while waiting for a lift. After posting additional bail of €10,000, the court temporarily lifted restrictions on his movement, allowing him to rejoin his wife and surviving daughter, who had already returned to the UK with the child's body. While the charge of causing death by a rash, reckless, or dangerous act remains, the father expressed relief at being able to mourn and organize the funeral with his family.

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Daily Mail logoDaily MailIndependentCenter8 hr. ago
British father charged with letting his toddler fall to his death from hotel window cries as he is allowed to return to UK for the boy's funeral

A British father accused of causing the death of his two-year-old son during a holiday in Cyprus has been permitted to return to the UK for the child's funeral. The incident occurred at the King Evelthon Hotel in Paphos, where the toddler fell 33 feet from a fourth-floor window that was left partially open. The father, a 37-year-old city banker, claimed he believed the window was closed when placing the child on the windowsill while waiting for a lift. After posting additional bail of €10,000, the court temporarily lifted restrictions on his movement, allowing him to rejoin his wife and surviving daughter, who had already returned to the UK with the child's body. While the charge of causing death by a rash, reckless, or dangerous act remains, the father expressed relief at being able to mourn and organize the funeral with his family.

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