A UK inquest has opened into the death of a young boy who fell from a fourth-floor hotel window in Paphos in July. His father was fined €3,000 by a Cyprus court after admitting an offence linked to the child’s death.
According to the BBC, the inquest into the death of two-year-old Jackson Foster was opened on Friday and adjourned until 6 January.
The boy died on 12 July after falling from the hotel window.
Injuries recorded as provisional cause of death
Lincoln Brookes, senior coroner for Essex, described the case as “particularly tragic”.
The provisional cause of death was recorded as “severe head injuries and multiple injuries to the body and vital organs” following a fall from height, the BBC reported.
Brookes said the full inquest would take place on 6 January and extended his condolences to the child’s family.
Father was fined €3,000 in Cyprus
The boy’s 37-year-old father, Joshua Foster, was sentenced by a court in Paphos in October.
He was fined €3,000 after admitting that he caused his son’s death through a reckless, careless or dangerous act, according to the BBC.
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