Boy died from multiple injuries in Cyprus hotel fall

A two-year-old boy who fell to his death from a fourth-floor window of a Cyprus hotel died from multiple severe injuries, a coroner has said. Jaxon Foster tumbled nearly 40ft (12m) at the five-star King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort on 12 July, the first day of his family holiday in Chlorakas.

The boy, from Chelmsford, suffered fatal injuries to his head, vital organs and body, an inquest at Essex Coroner's Court has heard. The inquest was opened and adjourned on Friday.

Jaxon's father, Joshua, was fined €3,000 (£2,500) at a court in Paphos in October, having admitted causing his death through a reckless, rash or dangerous act. Foster's sentencing hearing was told he placed Jaxon on a windowsill to show him the view of a waterpark, but failed to realise the window was open.