The hotel bears no responsibility for the tragic death of a three-year-old boy who fell from the fourth floor of a hotel in Paphos, according to Paphos Hoteliers Association president Evripides Loizides.
Speaking to Politis, Loizides said that, in line with the design of hotel facilities, open windows are commonly installed opposite lifts to provide ventilation and prevent unpleasant odours.
He explained that the area in question consisted of a solid wall with a window measuring approximately 2.5 to 3 metres in length and around 1.20 metres in height, stressing that the configuration did not violate any legal requirements. "Everything at the hotel was fully legal and the tragic incident was an unfortunate moment involving the 37-year-old father," he said.
Loizides added that legislation requires railings to have a minimum height of 1.10 metres, whereas the window involved in the incident had a height of 1.20 metres, making it higher than the minimum safety standard.
The father of the three-year-old British boy, who died after falling from the fourth floor of the hotel, remains in eight-day police custody.
The 37-year-old appeared in court yesterday without legal representation, informing the court that his family was in the process of securing a lawyer.
Police requested the eight-day detention order as part of ongoing investigations into the circumstances surrounding the child's death. The father did not object to the application.
He is being investigated on suspicion of:
- Causing death through a reckless, careless or dangerous act
- Neglect of duty as head of a family
- Failure to fulfil responsibilities as a person entrusted with the care of another individual
Police investigations are continuing.
