A case against the 37-year-old father, who faces a charge of causing death by reckless, careless, or dangerous conduct in connection with the death of his 3-year-old child, was filed today with the Paphos District Court.
The court set the trial for July 31, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., and ordered his release from custody on a 20 thousand euros bail and other strict conditions.
Specifically, the 37-year-old was to be placed on the stop list, and was ordered to surrender all his travel documents, to appear once a week at the Paphos Central Police Station, to refrain from passing through crossing points to Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus, and to provide the police with his full residential address.
After fulfilling all the conditions imposed by the court, the 37-year-old was released pending his next court hearing. It is recalled that the Attorney General issued instructions for the criminal prosecution of the 37-year-old after evaluating all the evidence gathered during the police investigation.
According to reports, a trace of alcohol was detected in the defendant’s blood, a factor that is expected to be considered during the trial.
The tragedy occurred around 6:00 p.m. last Sunday, when the 3-year-old child, who was staying with his parents at a hotel in the Paphos district, fell from the fourth floor of the building.
According to the police and the findings of the autopsy conducted at the Nicosia General Hospital Morgue, the cause of death was severe traumatic brain injury, as well as multiple injuries to the body and vital organs, which were caused by a fall from a height.