Man who threw boy, 6, from 10th floor of Tate Modern is charged over Broadmoor attack
Jonty Bravery, 23, dropped the little boy from 100ft in the gallery near the River Thames in central London in August 2019, and was jailed for life with a minimum of 15 years at the Old Bailey the following June.
As a result of the horror incident, which Bravery later admitted as attempted murder, the child smashed against the wall of the gallery before landing on the roof of the fifth floor - leaving him with spine and brain injuries.
Now, Bravery has been accused of beating Linda McKinlay and Kate Mastalerz at the maximum security hospital in Berkshire on September 30 last year.
He is due to stand trial at Westminster Magistrates' Court on November 10, but prosecutor Tina Flannery said Bravery was 'not going to engage' with legal proceedings at today's preliminary hearing.
She said: 'He sends messages via the team at Broadmoor to say it is going to affect his therapy if he attends court'.
Defending, Sukh Khalon said he had not been able to meet with Bravery following two thwarted attempts to arrange a legal visit in May and June this year.
District Judge Paul Goldspring said his scheduled trial will go ahead even if he chooses not to engage in the proceedings.
He said: 'We'll deal with it on the day in whatever position we find ourselves in on November 10.'
Bravery will remain on technical bail until then as a patient at Broadmoor Hospital.
In January 2020, Bravery punched a female nursing assistant in the head and face then bit a rehabilitation therapist assistant on his finger when he tried to help his colleague.
He was being held at the high-security psychiatric hospital on remand ahead of his sentencing.
Bravery was given another 14 weeks jail in December 2020 after he admitted the two assaults.
He had been diagnosed with autism and a personality disorder, the court was told.
One the day of the attack at the Tate Modern he had left his assisted housing in Northolt before he travelled to London Bridge using an Oyster Card he bought in a shop.
He attempted to enter the Shard, near London Bridge, but was asked to leave when he could not afford a ticket.
Walking around the Southbank he asked a member of the public 'where the next highest building was'.
Bravery was on a low dose of anti-psychotic medication when he threw the child off the viewing platform of the Tate Modern.
He is charged with two counts of assault by beating.
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