"At around 9.30 at night, Mr Bravery asked to go to the toilet. After he used the bathroom, he attempted to climb a ledge and throw himself from it. The nurses tried to restrain him, putting him on his mattress before turning him on to his back, Mr Heslop said. Bravery kicked out towards Ms Mastalerz, hitting her in the thigh and clawed across Ms McKinlay's face, leaving her with blood dripping down her cheek, the court heard."
"The defendant, who refused to appear at the hearing by video link, was sentenced to 16 weeks which will run concurrently with his 15-year minimum term. He has also been fined a total of 350. The judge said it is very unlikely that Bravery will be deemed safe for release at the end of the 15-year term, unless something significant changes."
"Sentencing him on Thursday, Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring, who found Bravery guilty of two counts of assault, said that those who care for Bravery were the targets of his attacks. The nurses had been trying to stop Bravery, who has to be supervised by three members of staff at all times, from climbing a ledge to throw himself from it."
Jonty Bravery was jailed for 16 weeks after being found guilty of assaulting two nurses at Broadmoor Hospital in September 2024. He kicked one nurse in the thigh and clawed another across the face, leaving blood dripping down her cheek, while staff tried to stop him climbing a ledge to throw himself. Bravery received a life sentence with a 15-year minimum for throwing a six-year-old from Tate Modern's 10th-storey balcony in 2019 and remains detained at Broadmoor high-security psychiatric hospital. The 16-week term runs concurrently with his 15-year minimum and a total fine of 350 was imposed. He refused to attend the hearing by video link.
Read at www.independent.co.uk
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