Family of boy thrown from Tate Modern share positive update on his recovery

Family & Parenting
3 Aug 2026 • 8:39 PM MYT
The Independent
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Family of boy thrown from Tate Modern share positive update on his recovery

  • A French boy, who suffered life-changing injuries after being pushed from the Tate Modern viewing balcony in 2019, has been discharged from hospital, with his family reporting a "smile back on his face".
  • The boy, referred to by his family as "notre petit chevalier", was six years old when Jonty Bravery pushed him from a 100ft height, causing a bleed on the brain and multiple broken bones.
  • His family shared a positive update on a GoFundMe page, stating he briefly returned to school before the summer holidays, which significantly boosted his morale after a previous "sad step backwards" in his recovery.
  • The crowd-funding initiative, set up to cover his medical costs, has raised over £500,000, supporting his ongoing intensive rehabilitation, including physiotherapy, speech therapy, and neuropsychology.
  • Jonty Bravery, now 24, who pleaded guilty to attempted murder and received a life sentence with a minimum of 15 years, has since been jailed for assaulting nurses at Broadmoor high-security psychiatric hospital on two separate occasions.

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