The family of the boy thrown from the Tate Modern in 2019 say his recovery has taken a 'sad step backwards' following surgery in January. The child, who was six at the time of the attack, is still unable to walk and remains hospitalised in a rehabilitation centre.
The French boy, now aged 13, suffered life-changing injuries including a bleed on the brain and multiple broken bones after falling 100 feet from the 10th-storey balcony. His family, who refer to him as 'notre petit chevalier' (our little knight), said in a GoFundMe update that the surgery has made his rehabilitation 'longer and more difficult than expected'.
He has only been able to have weekend leave for the past three weeks, using a wheelchair, which 'frustrates him greatly'. The family described this as a 'sad step backward'. They added that he is eager to walk again and resume a normal life, even if that means spending half his time in treatment and the other half at school.
The family noted they have 'finally' found a school suited to his needs, where he made friends before his operation. Those friends have stayed in touch and 'eagerly await his return'.
Jonty Bravery, now 24, was sentenced to life with a minimum of 15 years for attempted murder after throwing the boy from the balcony. In January 2025, he was jailed for 16 weeks for assaulting two nurses at Broadmoor Hospital.
