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The family of a child who sustained severe harm after being hurled from the top floor of London's museum have revealed their "little knight" has accomplished his target of being able to run, jump, and swim anew.

The French child was aged six when he was hurled from a balcony by a adolescent, at that time 17 years old.

The child, who was vacationing with the family in the summer of 2019 when assaulted, survived a 98-foot drop but suffered significant injuries, including a bleed on the brain and shattered bones.

Relatives shared in an update on a fundraising platform, they were pleased that he had been successful to improve with his jumping, swimming and running before his upcoming procedure.

"He is unable to accomplish similar to youngsters of his age, naturally, but we cannot explain what he does in any other way than by calling it's jumping, swimming, and running."

"It's different, merely across a short distance or a very small height, but it's an amazing accomplishment."

He, who passed months in critical care, has continued to gain mental stamina.

His family said although his recall abilities were yet highly constrained, they were functional and improving, so he was "developing a basic understanding at his rate, which more and more allows him to be integrated with other children."

'Mission Accomplished'

Parents noted: "He's also maturing, and because of his sessions with the psychomotor therapist, he presently permits himself to unwind."

"Before, to make up for his weakness on the left part, he maintained his right side continuously stiff, which gave him pain."

"Today, our youngster (we have to face the facts, he's not a little boy any longer) has understood that he needs to take breaks; we must tell him not as much."

Additionally, he has accomplished a long-standing goal with his father: "As we dwell a few kilometres from the ocean, they had established their ultimate aim of enjoying a outdoor meal at the beach and then coming back."

"Following multiple gradual training sessions, they ultimately achieved their 150-minute trip. They returned exhausted but overjoyed. Goal achieved."

After a court case at the Old Bailey, the adolescent was found guilty of trying to kill and was imprisoned in the year 2020 for no less than fifteen years.