[arista]

The 17 year old appeared in court
this morning,
He is next in Court at the Old Bailey.
Held under arrest.

[Ammi]

The six-year-old boy who was allegedly thrown from a viewing platform at Tate Modern has suffered brain injuries, broken arms and legs, and a fractured spine, a court heard today.

The youngster, a French national who was visiting London with his family, plunged around 100ft in the horror fall on Sunday afternoon while visiting the world-famous gallery with his parents.

Prosecutor Sian Morgan told the court the boy survived the fall after landing on a fifth floor roof, but has suffered a “deep bleed to the brain”.

“He suffered very serious injuries and is currently in hospital”, she said. “He has injuries to his brain, and fractures to his spine, legs and arms”.


https://uk.news.yahoo.com/tate-moder...093100824.html

[bitontheslide]

heartbreaking

[Niamh.]

poor kid, who is the 17 year old, have they said? Like is he related to the boy or was it a random attack?

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

poor kid, who is the 17 year old, have they said? Like is he related to the boy or was it a random attack?

He is not related and sounds a random attack. He has mental health issues and gave his carers the slip from what has been reported

[arista]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

poor kid, who is the 17 year old, have they said? Like is he related to the boy or was it a random attack?

Random attack
The 17 year old can not be named but is British.


The 6 year is a French Tourist
in hospital , but now stable

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Ammi

The six-year-old boy who was allegedly thrown from a viewing platform at Tate Modern has suffered brain injuries, broken arms and legs, and a fractured spine, a court heard today.

The youngster, a French national who was visiting London with his family, plunged around 100ft in the horror fall on Sunday afternoon while visiting the world-famous gallery with his parents.

Prosecutor Sian Morgan told the court the boy survived the fall after landing on a fifth floor roof, but has suffered a “deep bleed to the brain”.

“He suffered very serious injuries and is currently in hospital”, she said. “He has injuries to his brain, and fractures to his spine, legs and arms”.


https://uk.news.yahoo.com/tate-moder...093100824.html

Poor lamb. Its the brain and spinal injuries that are the most worrying I guess. Keeping everything crossed, can only hope he doesn't remember what happened as that will be a massive hurdle to get over on top of his physical injuries.

[arista]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

He is not related and sounds a random attack. He has mental health issues and gave his carers the slip from what has been reported

That's Terrible.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

poor kid, who is the 17 year old, have they said? Like is he related to the boy or was it a random attack?

..it was random..the boy is a French tourist and the 17yr old had some type of mental disability../illness and was out for the day with careers...but managed to free himself of them for some moments...witnesses have said that he cited social services after the incident or while it was occurring...

[Ammi]

...what his family’s world is right now...and the shootings in America...it puts the world into perspective...

[Alf]

By the age of 27, that animal is likely to be walking the streets again, maybe sooner.

I'd lock him up for the rest of his life, personally.

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...what his family’s world is right now...and the shootings in America...it puts the world into perspective...

Absolutely....it really makes you think

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

He is not related and sounds a random attack. He has mental health issues and gave his carers the slip from what has been reported

Originally Posted by arista

Random attack
The 17 year old can not be named but is British.


The 6 year is a French Tourist
in hospital , but now stable

Originally Posted by Ammi

..it was random..the boy is a French tourist and the 17yr old had some type of mental disability../illness and was out for the day with careers...but managed to free himself of them for some moments...witnesses have said that he cited social services after the incident or while it was occurring...

Thanks, that's scary. Brain injury is the most worrying I guess, I really hope he's ok, poor kid and his poor parents

[Ammi]

Teenager who threw boy 100ft off Tate Modern viewing platform pleads guilty to attempted murder...


A teenager who threw a six-year-old boy from a viewing platform at the Tate Modern art gallery in London has pleaded guilty to attempted murder.

Jonty Bravery, 18, entered his plea during a hearing at the Old Bailey in London on Friday.

Speaking via video link from custody, he was asked how he pleaded to the charge of attempted murder and replied: “I plead guilty. Guilty, yeah correct.”

The teenager, who has autistic spectrum disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and was likely to have a personality disorder, has been held at Broadmoor Hospital since mid-October.

He is remanded in custody ahead of his sentencing hearing at a later date.

Bravery, of west London, was arrested after the incident on the 10th storey balcony of the tourist attraction on Sunday, August 4.

The victim, who miraculously survived the fall, cannot be named due to his age.

He is continuing to recover slowly at home in France after spending several months in intensive care.

Commenting on the case, CPS prosecutor Emma Jones said: “This devastating and shocking incident at the Tate Modern on 4 August of this year changed the lives of Bravery’s young victim and his family forever.

“The boy was singled out by Bravery, who threw him from the viewing platform intending to kill him. That he survived the five-storey fall was extraordinary.

“Eye witness accounts and CCTV footage, along with Bravery’s admissions at the time of the arrest that his actions were pre-planned, meant he had little choice but to accept responsibility for his actions.

“There will be no trial as a result, and the boy’s family are spared having to relive this traumatic experience in court.

[bitontheslide]

The best news is that the little lad is recovering

[Kizzy]

So happy he's on the mend what a little fighter

[Zizu]

The attacker’s surname is Bravery ...
you couldn’t make it up


He needs to be locked up permanently ( at least ) and hopefully the authorities don’t make another momentous cock up and let him out early in error ..like they did with this sicko

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/104894...ape-abduction/

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[arista]

https://news.sky.com/story/jonty-bra...years-12015142

He got 15 years

[arista]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

So happy he's on the mend what a little fighter

Sadly now that French young child
is in a wheelchair
Terrified for life


["He is obviously still very tired, speaks very little, sparing his words and remains very weak," the statement said.

"He is still in a wheelchair today, wears splints on his left arm and both his legs and spends his days in a corset moulded to his waist, sat in his wheelchair.

"The nights are always extremely difficult, his sleep is very agitated. He is in pain. He wakes up many times and he cries."]

[arista]

Its been reported the 17 year old
planned to through any child to his death.
He has Autism and hated his care team,
he thought by doing this Evil crime
a better care team will take over his case.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by arista

Its been reported the 17 year old
planned to through any child to his death.
He has Autism and hated his care team,
he thought by doing this Evil crime
a better care team will take over his case.

Thats so sad, if only he had someone to advocate a change of personnel for him, that little lad might not have gone through the ordeal, he and his family are living a nightmare

[arista]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Thats so sad, if only he had someone to advocate a change of personnel for him, that little lad might not have gone through the ordeal, he and his family are living a nightmare

Yes he was viewed
as "stable enough to go out for the day."
But had planned to grab any child
and chuck them to their death
the reason it had to be a child was they
could not fight back.

[arista]

[Jonty Bravery, 18, of Northolt, planned an
attack and targeted young children last
August, the prosecution said.
The victim suffered a bleed to the brain
and was left with life-changing injuries.

At the Old Bailey, Mrs Justice McGowan
said Bravery intended to kill and
"almost killed that six-year-old boy".]


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-53191161

[Livia]

That poor little boy... Heart-breaking to hear his parents' statement.

[Ammi]

A boy who suffered catastrophic injuries when he was thrown from the balcony of the Tate Modern has been able to go home, his family has said.
Last August the boy, aged six at the time and visiting London from France with his family, fell 100ft (30m) and suffered life-changing injuries.
Now, the boy's family says he is "happy to see his toys again".
Jonty Bravery, 18, who threw the boy from the balcony, was convicted of his attempted murder and jailed, in June.
The victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, spent time at Royal London Hospital before moving to a hospital in France.

During Bravery's sentencing, the court was told the boy would require round-the-clock care support until at least 2022.
His injuries included a bleed to the brain and fractures to his spine and he has been left needing the use of a wheelchair.
An update posted on a GoFundMe site, which has raised almost £250,000 for the boy's medical care, said his parents were able to bring him home "just for a weekend".
"We took him to the sea and he was able to build sandcastles with a friend on the beach," the statement said.
"He stays seated in one place, and we bring him what he needs to build. He couldn't swim, of course, mainly because he still can't move around without his splints.
"He also returned at home for the first time and he was super happy to see his house and his toys again, even though he couldn't go upstairs to see his room."

The parents thanked the public for their continued support and said their son's reading, breathing and singing was improving "little by little".
"He still spends most of his day in a wheelchair and still cannot walk on his own," the statement added.
"But when we give him our hand, we don't need to carry his weight anymore like before - it is mostly about helping him to find his balance.
"He can walk a few metres like that and he now also manages to climb one or two steps, always with our help."



...full article...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-53806968