No release yet for UK father in Paphos hotel death case

Local accidentPaphosTop Newsuk No release yet for UK father in Paphos hotel death case Relevant News No release yet for UK father in Paphos hotel death case 17 July 2026 Government confirms Agriculture Minister Panayiotou to leave Cabinet in upcoming reshuffle 17 July 2026 UN chief’s Cyprus visit shows world backs solution, not status quo, government says 17 July 2026 newsroom 17 July 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber The father of a three-year-old British boy who died after falling from the fourth floor of a hotel in Chlorakas remains in custody, as the case file has been returned to police by the Law Office. According to Michalis Nicolaou, Assistant Police Director of Operations for Paphos and Press Spokesperson for Paphos Police Divisional Headquarters, the file was returned to investigators with instructions to carry out specific actions in order to complete the examinations. Nicolaou said police had submitted the file to the Law Office on Friday, as most of the investigation had been completed, and had requested guidance on the next steps in the case. Laboratory test results remain pending, Nicolaou said, while the father has submitted a request through his lawyer for his immediate release from custody. He was remanded for eight days by Paphos District Court shortly after his arrest, appearing without a lawyer, relatives having said the family’s psychological state and lack of time had prevented arranging representation. The tragedy occurred on Sunday afternoon, when the boy, who was staying with his family at a hotel in the Paphos district, fell from the fourth floor of the building. Police are investigating the father for offences relating to causing death through a reckless, imprudent or dangerous act, neglect of duty as head of the family, and neglect of responsibility as a person with care of a minor. An autopsy, carried out by forensic pathologists Angeliki Papetta and Orthodoxos Orthodoxou, found the cause of the child’s death was severe head trauma and multiple injuries to the body and vital organs, caused by the fall from height. Evripides Loizides, president of the Paphos Hotels Association, said that based on the evidence available so far, no liability on the part of the hotel has emerged in relation to the tragedy. Read more: British father of boy killed in Paphos hotel fall demands release from custody Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News Government confirms Agriculture Minister Panayiotou to leave Cabinet in upcoming reshuffle UN chief’s Cyprus visit shows world backs solution, not status quo, government says Police hunt man after G3 rifle and Kalashnikov-style weapon found in grandmother’s Oroklini home China’s Moonshot unveils world’s largest open AI model, closing in on US rivals Polish president vetoes bills that would have improved rights of same-sex couples Protest in Bnei Brak against the recruitment of ultra-Orthodox Jews into the Israeli army Things to do on Friday, July 17 Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.