Cyprus Mail3 Aug 2026

British father allowed to return home for son’s funeral

The British father accused of negligence after his son fell to his death from a fourth-floor window of a seafront hotel in the Paphos district village of Chlorakas was on Monday granted permission to travel to the United Kingdom to attend the child’s funeral.

The Paphos district court temporarily lifted the restrictive measures imposed on the 37-year-old, allowing him to leave Cyprus after approving an additional €10,000 guarantee. The court also ordered that his confiscated travel documents...

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