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Jonty Bravery: Teenager who threw boy 100ft from Tate Modern platform jailed for at least 15 years

An autistic teenager who threw a six-year-old boy 100ft (30 metres) from the Tate Modern viewing platform has been sentenced to at least 15 years in prison.

The Old Bailey previously heard that Jonty Bravery spent more than 15 minutes stalking potential victims at the London tourist attraction.

He targeted the boy, who cannot be identified because of his age, after he briefly left his parents' side.

The judge warned Bravery he may never be released, while the victim's family said in a statement that the boy has "many years of physiotherapy ahead of him".

"We have no prospects or plan for the future, other than being by his side," they said.

Sentencing Bravery, Old Bailey judge Mrs Justice McGowan said: "The fear he [the victim] must have experienced and the horror his parents felt are beyond imagination.

"You had intended to kill someone that day - you almost killed that six-year-old boy."

She said Bravery's autism spectrum disorder (ASD) did not explain the attack, and acknowledged expert evidence he presents "a grave and immediate risk to the public".

The judge added: "You will spend the greater part - if not all - of your life detained ... you may never be released."

Met Police detective inspector Melanie Presley read a statement from the family outside court after the sentencing.

In it, they said they have experienced "months of pain, fear, rehabilitation" and "hours and days spent without talking, without moving, without eating".
 
Teen who threw six-year-old boy from Tate Modern platform jailed for life

Defence counsel Ms Philippa said it was ”unlikely“ her client, who was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder when he was five, would ever be released into the community.

"There's no immediate cure for this defendant's condition,” she added. “We're talking about this young man in whichever setting - either hospital or prison - for a very, very long period."
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Ellmau said:
The little boy was allowed home for the weekend for the first time.
Boy thrown from Tate Modern balcony 'goes home'

His injuries are obviously really life changing, poor child.
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Listen to the audio in that article of Jonty Bravery telling his carers in 2018 he was going to do this.

"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.

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Media captionAudio recording of Jonty Bravery telling carers in autumn 2018 about his plan to commit murder


During Bravery's sentencing, the court was told the boy would require round-the-clock care 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 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." "

Continued at link.
 
Bravery's face explains everything....
Cesare Lombroso was right...you can often recognize criminals just looking at their faces :eek:
For the records: this sub-human won't spend all his life behind bars.
Our criminal justice system is broken, British criminal justice system is more than broken
 
In a statement updating well-wishers on his progress, his family said: "We are already seeing new progress: he can at last stand on his legs without any help or support!

"Furthermore, his memory is gradually improving: he can now remember activities he has done the same day or the day before!"

The statement added he could now eat almost alone once the food had been cut and prepared for him, and he can drink "slightly thickened liquids".

"It's very important progress," the family said.

The boy spends his weekdays at the rehabilitation centre and stays with his family at the weekends.

"At the moment, we are still far from home, but we have come close enough that our son's friends can come and visit him more often, as well as our family.

Tate Modern fall: Boy thrown from balcony 'can stand unaided'
 
Jonty Bravery, the teenager who threw a six-year-old boy from a viewing platform at the Tate Modern, has had his appeal against his 15-year minimum term for attempted murder dismissed.

Dame Victoria Sharp, sitting with Mr Justice Edis and Mrs Justice Yip at the court of appeal, said: “We are satisfied that, in arriving at the minimum term of 15 years for this offence, the judge did not impose a sentence that was either manifestly excessive or wrong in principle.”

Tate Modern attacker loses appeal against sentence
 
In a joint statement, his parents said: 'Concerning ''our little knight'' more directly, his test at school went very well: his stay was very secure, he was happy to go.

'To our relief, not only was the teacher happy with him, but she told us that school was not just a way to socialize him: she found that he was able to learn a little. Phew! We are so impatiently waiting for the next school year.'

He will start after the summer holiday and will initially go in for two mornings a week.

The little boy has also had his first play date since the horrific ordeal.

His parents added: 'He was able to receive the visit of friends who reboosted him!

'He was also able to put his feet in the water at the beach and do water activities twice with the rehabilitation therapist who takes care of adapted physical activities.

'On our side, we are currently trying to train him to find the reflexes to catch a ball with both hands, without too much success for the moment. But our son loves it and he is having a lot of fun.

'We also continue other exercises that can stimulate his cognitive and motor skills.

'As for walking, he continues to progress, but very slowly and this period is a bit complicated: he seems to be doing well and mastering at times but he can actually fall at any time because he has not found his balance yet.'

He recently fell off his tricycle while doing rehabilitation exercises but his parents report that he bravely bounced back.

They added: 'As parents, we were very overwhelmed by his fall, as it caused a shock to his head.

'However, our son was ready to get back on the saddle a few days later. He is always so brave and enthusiastic!

Boy, 8, who was thrown off Tate Modern balcony returns to school | Daily Mail Online
 
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