The boy who was thrown from the Tate Modern balcony has been allowed home for the first time after suffering life-changing injuries.
The child - then just six, whose name has not been announced - was on holiday in London after travelling from France with his family, and fell 100ft (30m) after being thrown off the museum's roof on August 6th 2019.
Now, he's finally been allowed to visit his home, and is "happy to see his toys again," according to his father.
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Jonty Bravery, 18, was convicted of his attempted murder and jailed, back in June.
He was jailed at the Old Bailey for at least 15 years, and his arrest prompted an investigation into the west London care facility within which he was being raised, having had autism from a young age.
The victim spent weeks at the Royal London Hospital before being transferred to a hospital closer to home in France.
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The perpetrator's sentencing revealed harrowing details of the boy's condition, including the fact he'd need round-the-clock care until at least 2022.
Some of his injuries included fractures to his spine and a bleed to the brain.
The boy now needs to use a wheelchair as a result of the attack.
On his GoFundMe site, which has so far raised almost £250,000 for his medical care, his parents penned an update, revealing they had been able to take him home "just for a weekend".
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"Our little knight had his first hollydays. We took him to the sea and he was able to build sandcastles with a friend on the beach (sic)," 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 boy's parents added their son's breathing, reading 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.
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"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."
In a victim impact statement to the courts in February, the boy's parents said: "Words cannot express the horror and fear his [Bravery's] actions have brought up on us."
A spokesman for Tate Modern added: "A full security review was undertaken, as would happen after any major incident, and we continue to follow best practice guidelines to keep the public safe."
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