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'Putney pusher' suspect found dead at home
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- Nicholas Brandram, 44, the suspect in the 2017 "Putney pusher" case where a woman was pushed into the path of a bus, was found dead at his home in Chiswick; his death is being treated as unexpected but not suspicious.
- Brandram was arrested in June on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm and drug possession but was later released under investigation by the Metropolitan Police.
- The incident involved a woman narrowly avoiding being hit by a 430 bus on Putney Bridge, with the bus driver’s quick reflexes preventing a serious injury.
- Brandram, a former Scots Guards Captain and HSBC private banker, had notable family connections to European royalty, including being related to Princess Katherine of Greece and having Prince Philip as his father's godfather.
- The Met initially closed the investigation in 2018 after arresting and releasing three men without charge, but identified over 50 people of interest in the case.
