The tragedy aroused strong emotion. On August 4, 2019, a small French boy was thrown from an observation deck on the 10th floor of London’s Tate Modern museum. Seriously injured, he suffered a brain hemorrhage and multiple fractures to his spine, legs and arms.
Six years after the events, the family of the boy, who is now 12 years old, gave positive news this Saturday, October 25. on the page of an online prize pool dedicated to them. So far more than 490,000 pounds, or about 562,000 euros, have been raised.
“Our little gentleman had long ago set the goal of being able to run, jump and swim again,” the family emphasizes in this text published in English and French. “He doesn’t do it like other kids his age would, of course, but we can no longer describe what he does as anything other than running, jumping and swimming.”
“It is a few meters or a very low height, but it is an incredible victory,” he emphasizes.
The family prepares to move again.
According to the boy’s family, the boy is also making progress in his “cognitive stamina.” “His memorization abilities are still greatly diminished, but they are functional and always progressing, to the point that he acquires at his own pace a general culture that increasingly allows him to be included with other children,” he continues.
Thanks to this progress, the boy was able to “find his place at the local university.” But due to the numerous rehabilitation sessions planned each week, his family is looking for another establishment “that allows him to follow all the subjects thanks to a more compact schedule.”
“The only certainty is that this type of school exists, but not near us, which means that we will soon have to move again so that our son maintains all his chances of success,” the family emphasizes, especially since the child “will have to be immobilized again for almost two months in early 2026” for the needs of a future operation.
“This is a fundamental step for him to continue progressing and reduce his pain, but we know that it will be a difficult milestone to overcome,” the family anticipates.
The man who pushed the boy, Jonty Bravery, who was 17 years old at the time of the events, was sentenced to life imprisonment by the British courts in June 2020. His sentence cannot last less than 15 years.
Source: BFM TV
