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British father fined in Cyprus over death of his two-year-old son
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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly center (67%).
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Sky News, BBC News and The Guardian report that a court in Paphos, Cyprus, has fined a British father, Joshua Foster, €3,000 (£2,500) for causing the death of his two-year-old son. The BBC and The Guardian say Foster, 37, from Essex, pleaded guilty to causing death through a reckless, rash or dangerous act. The boy fell from the fourth floor of the King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort in Chlorakas on 12 July, the first day of the family’s holiday. According to the court, Foster said he thought the window was closed when he placed the boy on a sill to show him a view of a waterpark.
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A Cyprus court fined a British father €3,000 (£2,500) for causing the death of his two-year-old son.
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- Left
- The Guardian
- Center
- Sky News, BBC News
The boy fell from the fourth floor of a hotel in Chlorakas, Cyprus, on 12 July, the first day of the family’s holiday.
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- Left
- The Guardian
- Center
- Sky News, BBC News
Joshua Foster, 37, pleaded guilty to causing death through a reckless, rash or dangerous act.
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- Left
- The Guardian
- Center
- BBC News
According to the court, Foster said he thought the window was closed when he placed the boy on a sill.
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- The Guardian
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- BBC News
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All three outlets report a €3,000 (£2,500) Cyprus court fine for a British father whose two-year-old son died after falling from a hotel window. The centre outlets lead with the fine and guilty plea, while the left-side report, written by PA Media, leads with the fall and hearing.
the left
1 outlet
The only left-side coverage is a PA Media report carried by The Guardian, whose headline leads with the €3,000 fine and the two-year-old son’s death.
British man fined €3,000 for causing two-year-old son’s death in Cyprus
The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines the center
2 outlets
Both centre headlines lead with the fine and then the death, with Sky naming the father as a British man and the BBC as a dad, and only the BBC naming the hotel fall.
Dad fined after son, 2, died in Cyprus hotel fall
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From the left
1 outletLeads with
- the €3,000 fine
- the guilty plea
- the fall from the fourth-floor window
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British man fined €3,000 for causing two-year-old son’s death in Cyprus
Joshua Foster pleaded guilty over death of toddler who fell from fourth-floor window of hotel during family holiday A British man has been handed a €3,000 (£2,500) fine after his two-year-old son fell nearly 12 metres (40ft) to his death from the fourth floor window of a hotel …
From the center
2 outletsLeads with
- the court fine
- the father’s guilty plea
- the hotel fall
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- BBC NewsCenter
Dad fined after son, 2, died in Cyprus hotel fall
Joshua Foster will have to pay 3,000 euro (£2,500), a judge in Paphos rules.
- Sky NewsCenter
British man fined for causing death of his two-year-old son in Cyprus
A British father has been fined €3,000 (£2,500) for causing the death of his two-year-old son when he fell from the fourth floor of a hotel in Cyprus.
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0 outletsNo right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
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Left
1 hr 52 min later
Its first report, Oct 16, 6:05 AM EDT
Center
First to report
Sky News, Oct 16, 4:14 AM EDT
Right
No report yet
From the outlets Mantle follows
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- Sky NewsCenterOct 16, 4:14 AM EDT
- BBC NewsCenterOct 16, 5:49 AM EDT
- The GuardianLeftOct 16, 6:05 AM EDT
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