Boy thrown from Tate Modern can now run, swim and jump family say

The family of the young boy who suffered life-threatening injuries after being thrown from the 10th floor of the Tate Modern art gallery in London said their “little knight” had achieved his goal of running, jumping and swimming again.

The French teenager was six years old at the time. Teenager thrown off balcony by Jonty Braverythen 17.

The boy, who was attacked while on holiday with his family in August 2019, survived the 30-metre fall but suffered life-changing injuries including a brain haemorrhage and broken bones.

In an update on the GoFundMe page, his family said they were happy he was able to make progress in running, jumping and swimming before his next surgery.

“Of course he can’t do it like other kids his age, but we can no longer describe what he does in any other way than running, jumping and swimming.

“It’s different, just over a few meters or a very small height, but it’s an incredible achievement.”

The child, who spent months in intensive care, continued to gain cognitive resilience.

His family said that although his memory skills were still very limited, he was functional and improving, so he was “acquiring general knowledge at his own pace, which increasingly allowed him to be with other children.”

They added: “He is also maturing and is now allowing himself to relax thanks to his work with the psychomotor therapist.

“Previously, he was constantly tense on his right side to compensate for his left-side weakness, which was causing him pain.

“Today, our pre-teen (we have to face facts, he’s not a little kid anymore) realized he needs to give himself a break; we need to remind him less.”

He and his father also achieved a goal he had dreamed of for a long time: “Since we lived a few kilometers away from the sea, they set their final goal as having a picnic on the beach and then returning.

“After several phased training sessions, they finally completed their 2.5-hour journey. They returned tired but happy. Mission accomplished.”

Following a trial at the Old Bailey, Bravery was found guilty of attempted murder and sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in prison in 2020.