Banker suspected of being ‘Putney pusher’ found dead
A multi-millionaire banker who was suspected of being the ‘Putney pusher’ has been found dead in his home just three months after being arrested.
Nicholas Brandram, who is a descedent of Queen Victoria, was discovered dead in his West London property on Tuesday.
The 44-year-old was held on suspicion of grievous bodily harm in June, which came nine years after a 33-year-old woman was shoved into traffic by a jogger on Putney Bridge in West London.
CCTV of the incident, which took place on 5 May 2017, revealed a jogger pushing a female pedestrian on the bridge in southwest London as a double-decker bus approached. The bus driver was able to swerve in time, leaving the woman with just minor injuries.
The man in the incident was described by the Met Police as in his early to mid-30s, with short brown hair and a stocky build. He was also said to have been wearing dark blue shorts, trainers and a grey T-shirt. Police interviewed over 50 men and arrested three suspects, but the case was closed in 2018, and no one was ever charged.
The Met Police said on Wednesday a 44-year-old man was “found unresponsive inside a property” in Chiswick at 7.12pm on Tuesday.
“At this time his death is being treated as unexpected, but is not believed to be suspicious. A file will be prepared for the coroner in due course,” they added.
Brandram worked as a director at a private bank and was a former British Army officer, serving in several major conflicts.
He was arrested in his come in connection with the Putney case on 15 June.
The force said at the time: “A 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm. The arrest relates to an incident on May 5, 2017, where a woman was pushed into the path of a bus on Putney Bridge in Putney.”