Boy died from multiple injuries in Cyprus hotel fall
Summary
Two-year-old Jaxon Foster died from severe head, organ and other injuries after falling from a fourth-floor window at a hotel in Paphos, Cyprus, on 12 July. An inquest at Essex Coroner’s Court was opened and adjourned, with a full hearing scheduled for 6 January.Key Facts
- Jaxon fell nearly 40 feet (12 metres) from a window at the King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort.
- The fall happened on the first day of his family’s holiday in Cyprus.
- Jaxon’s father, Joshua Foster, said in court that he placed the child on a windowsill to show him a waterpark view and did not realise the window was open.
- A court in Paphos fined Joshua Foster €3,000 in October after he admitted causing his son’s death through a reckless, rash or dangerous act.
- A judge said there was no evidence that Joshua Foster deliberately exposed Jaxon to danger.
- Essex Senior Coroner Lincoln Brookes said Jaxon’s death was confirmed at a hospital on the day of the fall.
- The full inquest is scheduled for 6 January.
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