The British father accused of negligence after his son fell to his death from a fourth-floor window of a seafront hotel in the Paphos district village of Chlorakas was on Monday granted permission to travel to the United Kingdom to attend the child’s funeral.

The Paphos district court temporarily lifted the restrictive measures imposed on the 37-year-old, allowing him to leave Cyprus. As an additional safeguard to ensure his return for the continuation of the court proceedings, the court ordered the 37-year-old to deposit a further €10,000 cash guarantee. It also ruled that his name be temporarily removed from the stop list for the duration permitted under the court’s conditions.

The father is expected to leave for the UK on Wednesday. Under the court’s order, he must return to Cyprus by September 14 to remain available to the authorities throughout his stay.

The case was adjourned until September 17, 2026, when the defendant is expected to enter a plea to the charges against him. The court clarified that all restrictive measures previously imposed will automatically come back into force on September 15, meaning the 37-year-old must return to Cyprus and fully comply with them before appearing in court.

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These include a €20,000 financial guarantee, reinstatement on the stop list, the surrender of all travel documents, a requirement to report weekly to Paphos central police station, a ban on crossing checkpoints and an obligation to notify police of his residential address.

During Monday’s hearing, defence lawyer Alexandros Alexandrou argued that, beyond the humanitarian grounds of the request, his client also needed to travel to the UK to deal with matters relating to his legal responsibilities as the child’s guardian.

Representing the prosecution, Chryso Perganti raised no objection to the application. She requested, however, that in addition to the €10,000 cash guarantee, the defendant provide police with his full address and contact details in the UK in writing. She also urged that the case proceed as quickly as possible once he returns to Cyprus.

The 37-year-old appeared in court accompanied by his parents and his lawyer. The defence also requested that he enter his plea at the next hearing, scheduled for 9am on September 17, to allow time for the prosecution to disclose the full case file and evidence to the defence.

Defence lawyer Alexandros Alexandrou had on Friday declined to discuss the circumstances surrounding the child’s death or whether any investigation had been carried out into the luxury hotel where the incident occurred, saying his immediate priority was securing permission for his client to attend the funeral.

The father is accused of negligent supervision following the death of his three-year-old son, who fell from the fourth floor of the luxury hotel in Paphos last month.

Monday’s ruling marks the first time the father has been permitted to leave Cyprus since the child’s death.