Man who threw boy from Tate Modern assaulted Broadmoor nurses

A man who threw a six-year-old boy off the Tate Modern has been found guilty of attacking two female nurses at Broadmoor Hospital.

Jonty Bravery, 24, kicked one in the thigh and “clawed” at the face of a second, leaving her with blood dripping down her cheek.

Bravery was given a life sentence for hurling the French boy from the art gallery’s 10th storey balcony in 2019 and is being held at the high security hospital.

He chose not to attend his trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, where he was found guilty of two counts of assault in September 2024.

Prosecutor Tom Heslop said Bravery is monitored by three members of staff “24 hours a day, seven days a week” and is kept in a room with only a mattress in it.

The court was told staff tried to restrain Bravery after he tried to climb a ledge to throw himself from it.

They put him on his mattress before turning him on to his back, Mr Heslop said.

Body-worn footage played to the court showed the nurses struggling on the floor with Bravery before other staff rush into the room to help.

A panicked staff member can be heard shouting: “Jesus Christ, do something.”

Bravery “kicked out towards” Kate Mastalerz, hitting her in the thigh, the court heard.

He also “clawed across” Linda McKinlay’s face, leaving her with blood running down her cheek, Mr Heslop added.

Finding him guilty of both charges, Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring said Bravery “went too far”.

He adjourned sentencing until 8 January and asked for an update on Bravery’s current mental health condition.

Bravery was jailed for another 14 weeks after he admitted attacking other Broadmoor staff in 2020.