Brit father is charged over the death of two-year-old son who died after falling out of hotel window in Cyprus

Get your news delivered straight to you by 7am - sign up to our new Morning Mail newsletter for FREE See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Published: 09:57 EDT, 21 July 2026 | Updated: 11:13 EDT, 21 July 2026 The British father of a two-year-old boy who died after falling out of a window while on holiday in Cyprus has been charged with 'causing death by a rash, reckless, or dangerous act'.The 37-year-old city worker was arrested last Sunday, just hours after his toddler fell from the fourth floor of the King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort in Chlorakas, near Paphos.The little boy was rushed to hospital but pronounced dead upon arrival. That night his father was arrested and placed in custody on suspicion of a 'causing death through negligence, reckless and dangerous actions'.This afternoon - eight days after he was first remanded to custody - he appeared at Paphos District Court where he was released on strict bail conditions and had to surrender his passport.The man, who the Daily Mail are choosing not to name, is not allowed to leave the country and will next appear in court on July 31.The banker, who appeared emotional as he sat in the dock, was accompanied by his father and mother, who had to pay €20,000 (£17,000) for his release. The man's wife and parents-in-law did not attend court. The two-year-old boy died after falling from the fourth-floor window while on holiday in Cyprus The family caught a late-night flight from London last Saturday evening to arrive at the all-inclusive King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort in Chlorakas in the early hours of SundayToxicology reports found a very small quantity of alcohol, equivalent to one or two drinks, in the man's blood and the court will determine whether this needs to be taken into account.After receiving the report, Attorney General George Savvides decided to press charges for 'causing death by a rash, reckless, or dangerous act or conduct not amounting to culpable negligence'.The man was told he would have to provide the address where he would be staying and report to Paphos Police Station once a week at an agreed day and time. He also had to hand over all contact details.A spokesperson for the Attorney General told the Daily Mail: 'The Attorney General ordered criminal prosecution of the father.'He will be charged with causing death due to recklessness, among other things.'The father will be released, yet he will be subject to strict restrictive conditions, which will aim to ensure his presence at all future hearings.'The man had been locked up in custody at Paphos Police Station for more than a week as investigators probed the case.Multiple requests had been made by the family's lawyer Petros Stavrou to allow the man to be released from his cell, even if on strict bail conditions. The child fell from a fourth-floor window, which is protected by a tall, glass, sliding pane – and very difficult to tell at first glance if it is open or notThe family hoped the man would be released so he could be there to tell his five-year-old daughter of her brother's death.He was expected to be released on Wednesday to tell the girl the awful news, but this was blocked at the last minute, and he was forced to inform the child over FaceTime.Speaking exclusively to the Daily Mail, a family said of the little boy previously: 'He was a truly special, easy–going little boy who brought so much joy to everyone around him.'He was deeply adored, and his infectious smile, warm cuddles and kind heart are already so deeply missed and always will be.'Get your news delivered straight to you by 7am - sign up to our new Morning Mail newsletter for FREE