Inquest underway as toddler dies after fall from Cyprus hotel window
Chelmsford family holiday ends in tragedy as boy falls from hotel window
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An inquest has been opened in Chelmsford, Essex, into the death of two-year-old Jaxon Foster, who tragically fell from a fourth-floor hotel window in Cyprus during a family holiday.
The young boy from Chelmsford died of multiple injuries on 12th July while on holiday with his family in Paphos, Cyprus.
During Friday’s hearing, Lincoln Brookes, senior coroner for Essex, detailed that Jaxon fell from the fourth floor of the hotel where the family was staying, resulting in severe injuries.
A post-mortem examination conducted in Cyprus recorded severe craniocerebral injuries and multiple injuries to the body and vital organs as the cause of death.
A further post-mortem examination at East London Forensic Centre confirmed these provisional findings.
The hearing has been adjourned until 6th January, with the coroner extending his deepest condolences to Jaxon’s family and friends.
Previously, Jaxon’s father, Joshua Foster, was fined 3,000 euros (£2,500) at Paphos District Court after admitting to recklessly causing his son's death.
The court was informed that the boy fell from the King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort in Chlorakas on the first day of their holiday, after being placed on a windowsill to view the waterpark, unaware that part of the window was open.
In a previous statement, Jaxon's family expressed their profound loss and requested privacy as they seek to navigate their future.