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Get you up to speed: British father of boy, 2, who ‘fell from banker’s arms to his death at Cyprus hotel’ charged | News World
A 37-year-old father has been charged with recklessly causing the death of his two-year-old son, who fell from the fourth floor of the King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort in Chlorakas, near Paphos. The incident occurred while they were waiting for a lift, and the boy was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.
The father is required to report to Paphos Police Station weekly and provide a local address while awaiting trial. Toxicology reports indicated a small amount of alcohol in the man’s blood, which will be considered during the proceedings.
The Attorney General for Cyprus, George Savvides, confirmed the decision to press charges against the father for “causing death by a rash, reckless, or dangerous act or conduct not amounting to culpable negligence.” Following his release, the father is subject to strict conditions, including weekly reporting to Paphos Police Station to ensure his attendance at future court hearings.
What remains unclear — It is uncertain whether the father’s blood alcohol level will significantly influence the court’s decision regarding the charges.
British father charged with recklessly causing son’s death in Cyprus hotel incident
The 4th floor window where a British two year old fell to his death while waiting for the a lift
(Credits: Jamie Wiseman for the Daily Mail)
A father has been charged with ‘recklessly’ causing the death of his own son after he was alleged to have dropped him through a hotel window.
The 37-year-old banker was arrested just hours after his boy fell from the fourth floor of the King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort in Chlorakas, near Paphos on Sunday.
The father was waiting for a lift with the boy’s grandfather, holding him by the waist and swinging him from side to side as they waited for it to arrive, the court heard last week.
The boy then fell from his arms and through a window. He was rushed to hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
If convicted, the unnamed dad could face up to four years in prison.
He had to inform his daughter about her younger brother’s death over FaceTime after his release was blocked at the last minute.
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The dad, 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.
Toxicology 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 is relevant.
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 boy fell from the fourth floor of the King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort in Chlorakas, near Paphos on Sunday.(Picture: Jamie Wiseman for the Daily Mail)
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 4th floor window (second floor down on right hand building, closest to glass lift) where the tot fell at the luxury resort (Picture: Jamie Wiseman for the Daily Mail)
A relative told the Daily Mail: ‘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.’
The 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 but this was blocked at the last minute, and he was forced to inform the child over FaceTime.
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October 12, 2024
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‘Cheer up, you caught the bad guy,’ says killer Virginia McCullough as she is arrested for murdering her parents
A woman who murdered her parents “in cold blood” before hiding them in makeshift tombs for four years told officers to “cheer up, you caught the bad guy” as she was arrested in her home.
Virginia McCullough, 36, poisoned her father John McCullough, 70, with prescription medication and fatally stabbed her mother Lois McCullough, 71, shortly afterwards in 2019.
She ran up large debts on credit cards in her parents’ names and after their deaths, she continued to spend their pensions until she was finally caught in 2023.
In body-worn video footage released by police, a handcuffed – and eerily calm – McCullough told officers: “I did know that this would kind of come eventually.
“It’s proper that I serve my punishment.”
She said she had slipped something into her father’s drink then put his body under a bed on the ground floor, and put her mother’s body in an upstairs wardrobe.
McCullough, having been arrested on suspicion of double murder, told an officer: “Cheer up, at least you’ve caught the bad guy.”
She added: “I know I don’t seem 100% evil.”
At the police station, she told officers where a kitchen knife was, which she described as a “murder weapon”, and a hammer which she said “will still have blood on it”.
McCullough, of Pump Hill, Chelmsford, Essex, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Friday with a minimum term of 36 years at Chelmsford Crown Court, after she admitted to their murders between 17 and 20 June 2019 at an earlier hearing at the same court.
Chelmsford Crown Court heard how she hid their bodies in makeshift tombs at the family home in Great Baddow in Essex, then told persistent lies to cover her tracks.
The court heard she cancelled family arrangements and frequently told doctors and relatives her parents were unwell, on holiday or away on lengthy trips.
But concerns over Mr and Mrs McCullough’s welfare were raised in September 2023 by a GP at their registered practice, and Essex County Council’s safeguarding team referred these to police.
The GP had not seen the couple for some time and said Mr McCullough had failed to collect medication and attend scheduled appointments. It was found McCullough had frequently cancelled appointments, using a range of excuses to explain her father’s absence.
Police said a missing persons investigation was initially launched and McCullough lied to officers, claiming her parents were travelling and would be returning in October.
It became a murder investigation, and when officers forced entry to the house in Pump Hill on September 15 2023, McCullough confessed that her parents’ bodies were in the house and that she had killed them.
Nicola Rice, a specialist prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “McCullough callously and viciously killed both of her parents before concealing their bodies in makeshift tombs within their home address.
“She spent the next four years manipulating and lying to family members, medical staff, financial institutions, and the police, spending her parents’ money and accruing large debts in their name.”
She added: “This was a truly disturbing case, which has left behind it a trail of devastation, and I can only hope that the sentence passed today will help those who loved and cared for Lois and John begin to heal.”
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Defense alliance NATO chief Mark Rutte has met US President-elect Donald Trump to discuss global security issues, according to a NATO spokesperson.
The meeting took place in Palm Beach, Florida.
During his first term as US president, 2017-2020, Trump pushed for European NATO countries to spend more on defense and described the alliance’s cost-sharing as unfair to the US.
Rutte took over as NATO chief from Norwegian Jens Stoltenberg in November.
Before taking office in January, Trump has nominated Pete Hegseth for the post of defense secretary, which has raised eyebrows among many allies.
Hegseth, 44, has served as an infantry captain in Iraq and Afghanistan, but has no senior military or government officer experience.
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Multiple missiles were fired in an airstrike towards a densely populated part of Lebanon’s capital early on Saturday.
The huge airstrike targeted Beirut’s Basta neighbourhood, and no prior warnings were given by the Israeli military. The largely residential area was struck last month.
At least one violent explosion was heard across the city, Reuters witnesses said, and plumes of smoke could be seen. Scenes of massive destruction at the site were shared online, including a massive crater in the ground.
“Beirut, the capital, woke up to a horrific massacre, as the Israeli enemy’s air force completely destroyed an eight-story residential building with five missiles on Al-Mamoun Street in Basta,” the state-run National News Agency reported.
The health ministry put the initial death toll at four, with 23 wounded. The number is expected to climb in the coming hours as search and rescue efforts continue.
It came after a long day of Israeli airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, which have been non-stop since last week.
The cross-border fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group escalated into a full-blown war in mid-September.
Israel has bombed southern Lebanon, Beirut’s southern suburbs and the eastern Beqaa region, and has sent ground troops across the border. Hezbollah has continued to fire rockets deeper into Israel.
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