Putney pusher suspect ‘found dead at home’
A UK man suspected of pushing a woman into the path of an oncoming London bus has been found dead at his home, local media report.
Nicholas Brandram, a 44-year-old banker who worked as a director at HSBC, was arrested in June as a suspect in the so-called “Putney pusher” case.
A 2013 photo of Nicholas Brandram, who was found dead in his home. Central News
In 2017, a jogger was captured on CCTV pushing a woman in front of a bus on the Putney Bridge in an unprovoked attack.
The quick-thinking bus driver managed to swerve around the woman at the last moment, potentially saving her from catastrophic injuries.
Detectives identified more than 50 people of interest in the case and arrested three men, before releasing them without charge.
Police closed their investigation in 2018, only to reopen it and arrest Brandram in June. He was granted bail later the same month.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Met said a 44-year-old man had been found unresponsive inside a Chiswick property by paramedics.
“At this time his death is being treated as unexpected, but is not believed to be suspicious,” police said.
“A file will be prepared for the coroner in due course.”
Local media, including the BBC and Guardian, have identified the man as Brandram.
The BBC reports that Brandram served as a captain in the Scots Guards in Afghanistan before going on to work as a banker.
A still of CCTV which shows the jogger on the bridge. Supplied
He has many royal relatives and was a direct descendant of Queen Victoria.
Brandram’s grandmother was Princess Katherine of Greece, and the late Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, was his father’s godfather.
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