A young French boy who was left with life-threatening injuries after being thrown from the 10th floor of London’s Tate Modern has made a remarkable recovery — and is now able to run, jump, and swim again.
The child, affectionately referred to as ‘notre petit chevalier’ (our little knight) by his family, suffered a brain bleed and multiple broken bones after he was attacked by Jonty Bravery.
The little boy was on holiday with his parents when he was attacked on Sunday, 4 August 2019.
Bravery, then aged 17, picked him up and chucked him off the 10th-floor balcony of the London gallery.
The boy survived the 100ft (30m) drop and spent several months in intensive care following the attack.
Bravery, who has autism and obsessive compulsive disorder, was in supported accommodation but was allowed to go out unsupervised.
It was heard in court that he intended to select and kill someone at random – he apparently spent more than 15 minutes stalking potential victims before fixating on the little boy who had momentarily left his parents’ side.
Bravery, from west London, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and was jailed for 15 years in 2020.
A GoFundMe page set up for the French boy’s family has raised more than £470,000 — more than double its original target.
In a recent update on the page, the little boy’s family said: ‘Back home, he was also able to practice on his tricycle, always with his dad for his safety.
‘Our son also continues to gain cognitive endurance. His memory skills are still very limited, but they are functional and still improving, so he is acquiring a general knowledge at his own pace, which increasingly allows him to be included with other children.
‘Today, our pre-teen (we have to face the facts, he’s not a little boy anymore) has understood that he needs to give himself breaks; we need to remind him less.
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‘Finally, our little knight had long set himself the goal of being able to run, jump, and swim again. He can’t do it like other children his age, of course, but we can no longer describe what he does in any other way than by saying it’s running, jumping, and swimming.’
They also shared that in early 2026, he will have another surgery to help him progress further and reduce the pain he experiences.
Ever since the attack, people have took to social media to show their support for the little boy.
One X user said: ‘Lovely to hear he can do all these things and live his life.’
A Facebook user commented: ‘Good to know that this brave young man is making progress. His family and friends have loved him through his ordeal.’
Another person on Facebook commented on his birthday three years ago: ‘God bless this brave young boy. Happy birthday and wishing him well on this road to recovery.
‘Very happy that he was able to celebrate with friends.’
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