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Cyprus Court Fines Auditor Joshua Foster €3,000

By Drooid · Oct 17, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC · How we work

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Joshua Foster Fined

Cyprus court fined auditor Joshua Foster €3,000 for causing his two-year-old son’s death.
Foster admitted a reckless act that caused his toddler’s 40-ft fall from a fourth-floor windowsill.
The fall occurred on 12 July at King Evelthon Beach Hotel in Chlorakas.
Judge Froso Christodoulidou applied maximum mitigation, noting no evidence Foster deliberately endangered the child.
The family said they are relieved the case is closed, though the tragedy endures.

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Joshua Foster Sentenced

Police logs recorded the emergency call at approximately 6:40 pm on 12 July, prompting a rapid hospital transfer.
Blood test showed Foster’s alcohol concentration estimated at 124 mg, though lawyers said it didn’t affect the charge.
The window measured 2.85 m wide and 1.2 m high, lacking protective glass that Foster assumed was present.
Prosecutor Chryso Perganti presented the fatal-injury report to the court during sentencing.

History

Historical Context

In 1995, after a two-year-old fell from a fourth-floor window, Mayor Rudy Giuliani signed the Window Guard Ordinance requiring safety screens on openings over 1.2 m and imposing fines up to $2 million. The same year the city merged the NYCHA Housing Police into the NYPD, reflecting a broader push to tighten municipal safety regulations under the Rules of the City of New York, which govern thousands of codes.

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Joshua Foster Fined

Cyprus court fined auditor Joshua Foster €3,000 for causing his two-year-old son’s death.
Foster admitted a reckless act that caused his toddler’s 40-ft fall from a fourth-floor windowsill.
The fall occurred on 12 July at King Evelthon Beach Hotel in Chlorakas.
Judge Froso Christodoulidou applied maximum mitigation, noting no evidence Foster deliberately endangered the child.
The family said they are relieved the case is closed, though the tragedy endures.

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