A two-year-old boy who fell nearly 40ft from a fourth-floor window at a five-star hotel in Cyprus suffered multiple severe injuries, an inquest has heard.
The toddler died after falling from the King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort in Chlorakas on July 12, 2026, during the first day of his family’s holiday.
An inquest at Essex Coroner’s Court heard he suffered fatal injuries to his head, vital organs and body.
His father, Joshua Foster, was fined €3,000 (£2,500) last month after admitting causing his son’s death through a reckless, rash or dangerous act at a court in Paphos.
A judge heard Foster had placed the little boy on a windowsill to show him the view of a nearby waterpark, unaware the window was open.
The judge told him he would ‘have guilt for the rest of his life’ over the tragedy.
Essex senior coroner Lincoln Brookes described the case as ‘particularly tragic’ as he opened and adjourned the inquest.
The court also heard Foster’s career could be affected, with the father facing a UK tribunal in connection with the incident which could see him struck off.
The judge previously said: ‘It is no exaggeration to say for the rest of his life he will have guilt for losing his child in tragic way.’
Foster was held without charge for eight days following the incident, a period usually reserved for serious criminal investigations.
He was also forced to tell his young daughter that her brother had died over FaceTime while he was behind bars.
The King Evelthon Hotel has faced questions over its safety record after it emerged the toddler was the third British holidaymaker to die at the resort in four years.
Ben Woods, 21, from Leigh in Greater Manchester, drowned while playing volleyball in the hotel’s swimming pool in July 2022.
The following year, six-year-old Ruaridh Nairne, from Inverness, also drowned at the resort.
Another woman was reportedly killed while swimming at the hotel in 2024.
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