“Why don’t they release this man?” asks lawyer in Chlorakas boy’s death case

Local accidentPaphosTop News “Why don’t they release this man?” asks lawyer in Chlorakas boy’s death case Relevant News “Why don’t they release this man?” asks lawyer in Chlorakas boy’s death case 17 July 2026 Police suspend constable after Nicosia hospital roundabout drink-driving crash 17 July 2026 As life expectancy rises, talks start on a UN treaty to protect older people 17 July 2026 Theodora Nicolaou 17 July 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber Petros Stavrou, the lawyer representing the father of the three-year-old boy who died in a fall at a Paphos hotel, told philenews he has received no response to his client’s request for immediate release, submitted on July 14. His client remains in custody, he said. Stavrou said he was informed the file would be sent from police to the Law Office with a specific recommendation for further instructions, which did happen, but that nothing further was communicated to him. He said he learned from press reports that the file had since been returned from the Law Office to investigators with instructions to carry out specific actions in order to complete the examinations. Stavrou said he had been told he needed to attend court in Paphos to expect that a case would be filed, but that this never happened. “The result of all this is that the man remains in custody over the weekend,” Stavrou said, arguing that the police sending the file to the Law Office meant the investigation had been completed, and questioning why his client had not been released and what remaining investigative work could be affected by his release. Stavrou said the eight-day detention order issued against his client expires on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. The Briton had asked, in a letter to Police Headquarters, to be released immediately under conditions so that he and his wife could personally tell their five-year-old daughter about the death of her brother. So far, the couple has only told the girl that her brother is in hospital. The boy died on July 12 after falling through an open corridor window on the fourth floor of the hotel, where he had been playing with his father, landing on the building’s first-floor veranda. The father was remanded for eight days by Paphos District Court shortly afterwards. Meanwhile, both the family and the body of the three-year-old remain on the island awaiting developments. Read more: No release yet for UK father in Paphos hotel death case Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News Police suspend constable after Nicosia hospital roundabout drink-driving crash As life expectancy rises, talks start on a UN treaty to protect older people Analysis: Andy Burnham bets political future on remaking Britain’s centralised state Burnham confirmed as Labour leader, one step from becoming UK prime minister Cypriot citizen Iermolaiev accuses Ukrainian intelligence of ordering Monaco bomb attack The Turkish pipelines are waiting for Cyprus’s gas My notes in the desert of hatred Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.