French boy thrown from Tate balcony has ‘smile back’ after hospital release

Family update on GoFundMe page says child, who was six when badly injured in 2019 incident, is now back at school A boy thrown from the viewing balcony in the Tate Modern art gallery has a “smile back on his face” after being discharged from hospital, his family have said. The French youngster, who name remains undisclosed for privacy reasons, was six when he was badly hurt in an attack by then teenager Jonty Bravery at the London attraction on August 4 2019. The child, who was on holiday with his parents, survived a 30-metre (100ft) fall but suffered life-changing injuries, including a bleed on the brain and multiple broken bones. Almost seven years on from the incident, his family, who call him “ notre petit chevalier ” (our little knight) reported via an update on a GoFundMe page that he was able to return to school briefly before the summer holidays. The GoFundMe page was set up by nurse Vicky Diplacto, from Surrey, whose own brother was paralysed in an incident overseas.

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