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Suspected London 'Putney Pusher' found dead, media reports say
Police say his death is unexpected and not suspicious as a file is prepared for the coroner after the reopened 2017 probe.
On Tuesday, 44-year-old banker Nicholas Brandram was found dead at his home in Chiswick. Metropolitan Police stated the death is being treated as unexpected but is not believed to be suspicious.
Brandram was the primary suspect in the long-running 'Putney Pusher' inquiry, having been arrested on June 15 for attempted grievous bodily harm relating to a 2017 bridge incident.
On May 5, 2017, a jogger pushed a 33-year-old woman into the path of a 430 bus on Putney Bridge; driver Oliver Salbris swerved to avoid the pedestrian, saving her life.
Despite conducting over 50 interviews and making three arrests, detectives never brought formal charges in the case. A file will now be prepared for the coroner regarding Brandram's death.
Brandram was a decorated former British Army officer and multi-millionaire banker descended from Queen Victoria. He had been released under investigation earlier this month prior to his death.
NICHOLAS Brandram (44), a multimillionaire, banker and prime suspect in the 2017 case of pushing a woman under a bus on London's Putney Bridge, has been found dead.