Jonty Bravery, the man who threw a six-year-old boy from the Tate Modern balcony in 2019, has been given a 16-week jail sentence for attacking two nurses at Broadmoor psychiatric hospital. The 24-year-old was found guilty of assaulting Linda McKinlay and Kate Mastalerz in September 2024 after kicking one in the thigh and clawing at the face of the other.
The incident occurred when staff tried to prevent Bravery from climbing a ledge to throw himself from it. Bravery, who requires constant supervision by three members of staff, lashed out at the nurses. McKinlay told the court it was the first time she had been attacked in her long career at Broadmoor.
Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring, who found Bravery guilty of two counts of assault, said the carers were the targets of his assaults. The 16-week sentence will run concurrently with Bravery's existing life sentence, which has a minimum term of 15 years for the Tate Modern attack.
The boy survived the 100ft fall but suffered life-changing injuries, including a bleed on the brain and multiple broken bones. Bravery, who is autistic, refused to appear at the hearing via video link. This is not his first assault on staff; in 2020, he was given a 14-week sentence for attacking two other Broadmoor employees.
