Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
67/100
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Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
A British man has avoided jail after his two-year-old son fell nearly 40ft to his death from the fourth floor window of a hotel in Cyprus.
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son → avoid → Cyprus
Joshua Foster thought the window was closed when he placed the boy on a sill to show him the view of a waterpark and “lost control” of him, the court previously heard.
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court → think → him
The 37-year-old appeared at Paphos District Court on Friday for sentencing having pleaded guilty to a charge of causing death through a reckless, rash or dangerous act.
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old → appear → act
Foster, who worked as an auditor, was handed a 3,000 euro (£2,500) fine.
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who → work → fine
He wore a light blue shirt and held back tears as his sentence was read out by District Judge Froso Christodoulidou.
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sentence → wear → Christodoulidou
After the 25-minute hearing Foster hugged his lawyer before embracing his parents.
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Foster → hug → parents
The boy fell from the fourth floor of the five-star King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort in Chlorakas on July 12, the first day of the family’s holiday.
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boy → fall → holiday
The court previously heard that Foster, his wife, two children and in-laws had arrived in Cyprus in the early hours of the morning on the date of the incident.
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Foster → hear → incident
After carrying out various activities, including visiting the pool, the family returned to their rooms to get ready to go out for dinner.
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family → carry → dinner
At around 6pm, Foster, his father-in-law and son walked towards the lift, and his lawyer Alexandros Alexandrou told the court that the defendant was in a “good mood” and was playing with his son.
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defendant → walk → son
The court was told that as they approached the lift, the boy noticed a waterpark outside.
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boy → tell → waterpark
It was said that Foster pushed the lift button, placed the child on the windowsill, the boy looked out, and the “inconceivable” unfolded before Foster had a chance to react.
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Foster → say → chance
Mr Alexandrou told the hearing, which took place on October 6, that Foster’s life “changed forever” from that moment.
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life → tell → moment
It was heard that Foster had not realised that the section of the window was open, and that he thought there was protective glass.
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he → hear → window
Prosecutor Chryso Pergandi said that at around 6.40pm, police received reports that a child had fallen from the fourth floor of the beachfront hotel under unknown circumstances.
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child → say → circumstances
The boy was taken to Paphos General Hospital where, despite efforts to resuscitate him, he was pronounced dead.
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he → take → him
In a voluntary statement to police, Foster said that when he placed his son on the windowsill, the boy “fell before he had a chance to grab him”.
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he → say → him
After the incident, Foster was taken to Paphos General Hospital and a blood sample to detect drugs and alcohol was taken.
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sample → take → drugs
It was said that that during the time of the incident – by this point around six hours earlier – the alcohol concentration in his blood was an estimated 124mg.
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concentration → say → blood
The alcohol consumption did not form a significant part of the case against the defendant, and his lawyer said there was no testimony that he was drunk.
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he → form → defendant
The lawyer told the court that Foster has no previous convictions and his remorse “is clear”.
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remorse → tell → convictions
He said he was held in custody for eight days immediately after the incident, adding that while grieving his child he had to call his daughter from custody to explain what had happened.
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what → say → custody
The court heard the window was 2.85 metres (9.3ft) wide and 1.2 metres (3.9ft) high.
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window → hear → ?
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