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Tate Modern balcony fall boy can 'now open left hand' | |
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A boy who was thrown from a balcony on the 10th floor of the Tate Modern has recovered enough to be able to open his left hand again, his parents said. | |
The French tourist, then aged six, suffered a "deep" bleed to the brain when he was attacked at the London gallery, last August. | |
His family say he is making progress and "manages to open his left hand when we ask him to do it". | |
Jonty Bravery, 18, has admitted throwing the boy to be on the TV news. | Jonty Bravery, 18, has admitted throwing the boy to be on the TV news. |
His victim sustained a fractured spine, along with leg and arm fractures, when he fell five floors from the viewing platform. | |
His latest health developments were posted in a statement on the family's fundraising page. | |
"Hello everybody, One month has passed, and we are more and more tired. But our son is still in progress. He can now eat mash." | "Hello everybody, One month has passed, and we are more and more tired. But our son is still in progress. He can now eat mash." |
"We hope that he will be able to drink soon, with a straw to start with," they added. | "We hope that he will be able to drink soon, with a straw to start with," they added. |
"He cannot use his left arm but he manages to open his left hand when we ask him to do it (two or three times in a row)," they said. | "He cannot use his left arm but he manages to open his left hand when we ask him to do it (two or three times in a row)," they said. |
'Little knight' | |
Last month, the family said their son had begun uttering syllables and on Friday said: "We understand better and better what he tells us. | |
"However, he still cannot stand or walk, and has great difficulty staying focused and thinking." | "However, he still cannot stand or walk, and has great difficulty staying focused and thinking." |
His their latest statement, his parents added: "Thank you for your help. We keep fighting with our little knight." | |
Their GoFundMe page has raised more than €186,000 (£156,500) towards the cost of their son's treatment. | |
Bravery, from Ealing, who pleaded guilty to attempted murder, told police he carried out the attack because he wanted to be on TV news to highlight his autism treatment. | Bravery, from Ealing, who pleaded guilty to attempted murder, told police he carried out the attack because he wanted to be on TV news to highlight his autism treatment. |
He is due to be sentenced at the Old Bailey in February. | He is due to be sentenced at the Old Bailey in February. |
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