Boy, two, who fell to his death from fourth floor Cyprus hotel window died from multiple severe injuries, inquest hears

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The toddler incurred fatal injuries to his head, vital organs and body after his father Joshua Foster (pictured) placed him on a window sill at a five-star Cyprus hotel.

Published: 11:55 GMT, 13 November 2026 | Updated: 13:05 GMT, 13 November 2026

The two-year-old boy who fell to his death from a fourth-floor window of a Cyprus hotel suffered multiple severe injuries, a coroner has said.

The toddler incurred fatal injuries to his head, vital organs and body after plummeting nearly 40ft from the five-star King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort in Chlorakas.

An inquest at Essex Coroner's Court heard the tragedy unfolded on July 12 2026, the first day of his family holiday on the Mediterranean island.

His father Joshua Foster was fined €3,000 (£2,500) last month at a court in the city of Paphos after he admitted causing his son's death through a reckless, rash or dangerous act.

A judge told him he would 'have guilt for the rest of his life', having heard Foster placed the child on a windowsill to show him the view of a waterpark without realising the window was open.

Lincoln Brookes, Essex's senior coroner, said the child's case was 'particularly tragic' as he opened and adjourned the inquest on Friday.

Joshua Foster pictured leaving court in Paphos in September after admitting causing his son's death

The child fell from a fourth-floor window of the five-star King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort in Chlorakas

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