A 37-year-old British man on Tuesday admitted a charge in connection with the death of his three-year-old son, who fell from the fourth floor of a hotel in Paphos.
The man appeared before Paphos District Court on 22 September and admitted causing death through a reckless, careless or dangerous act. The child died after falling approximately 10 metres on the first day of the family’s holiday in Cyprus.
Sentencing proceedings set for October
During Tuesday’s hearing, defence lawyer Alexandros Alexandrou requested additional time to prepare submissions on the facts and mitigation ahead of sentencing.
Prosecution representative Chryso Perganti did not object to the request.
The court adjourned the case until 5 October 2026 at 10am and ordered that the defendant remain free under the same conditions.
Request to halt prosecution was rejected
At an earlier hearing on 27 August, the defence had requested that the criminal prosecution be suspended on humanitarian grounds.
The prosecution said at the time that the request had been rejected, with the Attorney General acknowledging the tragic circumstances of the case but concluding that these did not negate the death of the three-year-old child.
Father had returned to UK for funeral
The 37-year-old had previously been permitted to travel to the United Kingdom after his restrictive conditions were temporarily suspended so he could attend his son’s funeral and deal with procedural matters in his capacity as the child’s guardian.
Paphos District Court had temporarily lifted the restrictions from 7 August until 14 September.
The original conditions came back into force on 15 September and include a €20,000 financial guarantee, a ban on leaving the Republic of Cyprus, the surrender of his travel documents and a requirement to report to Paphos Police Station once a week.
The case will return to court on 5 October for the next stage of proceedings following the defendant’s admission.
