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Nicholas Brandram, Putney Pusher Suspect, Found Dead at Chiswick Home
Nicholas Brandram, 44, a banker with royal links, was the Putney Pusher suspect. He was found dead at his West London home in Chiswick.
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Brandram found dead
Nicholas Brandram, 44, the man suspected of being the "Putney Pusher" who knocked a woman into the path of an oncoming bus in London, was found dead at his home in west London, British media reported on Wednesday.
“Sadly, a 44-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.”
Reuters said police confirmed in a statement that a man had been found unresponsive at an address in Chiswick on Tuesday, and that "Sadly, a 44-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene."
The BBC reported Brandram was under investigation in the so-called "Putney pusher" case after CCTV went viral showing just how close the woman came to be run over by the 430 bus, and that he was arrested in June on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm.
The BBC added that the Metropolitan Police said his death was being treated as "unexpected, but is not believed to be suspicious," and that officers attended the property in Chiswick alongside paramedics after a man was found unresponsive.
CCTV, arrest, and drugs
The Putney Bridge incident was captured on CCTV as a jogger forced a woman into the path of a double-decker bus, with the BBC saying the 430 bus narrowly missed the woman because of "the superb quick reactions of the bus driver."
In June, Brandram was arrested on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm, and the BBC said that while in police custody he was also arrested on suspicion of drug possession.
The Independent reported that Brandram was arrested on 15 June this year on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm and that while in police custody he was further arrested on suspicion of drug possession.
The Mirror said Brandram was re-arrested for possession of class-A and class-B drugs, and it quoted a Metropolitan Police spokesperson describing the death as "At 19:12hrs on Tuesday, 15 September" when officers and the London Ambulance Service attended an address in Chiswick.
Unresolved case and aftermath
The BBC said detectives identified more than 50 people of interest following the incident and that the Met had initially closed its investigation in 2018 after three men had been arrested and released without charge.
“A file will be prepared for the coroner in due course”
The Independent said the case remained unsolved, with police interviewing more than 50 men and arresting three suspects before the case was closed in 2018, and it noted that no one was ever charged.
In a separate account, Reuters said the suspect had been arrested in June on suspicion of grievous bodily harm over the event on Putney Bridge in May 2017, and that no motive for what happened was found.
As police confirmed Brandram’s death was not believed to be suspicious, the BBC reported that the force said "A file will be prepared for the coroner in due course," leaving the investigation’s next steps to continue through the coroner process.