Man suspected in Putney Bridge shove found dead at home
Quick Look
- Nicholas Brandram, 44, was found dead at his Chiswick home after being arrested in June on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm related to the 2017 Putney Bridge jogger incident where a woman was shoved into the path of a bus.
- His inquest heard he was pronounced dead before 21:00 BST, with police deeming his death unsuspicious, while his family maintains he was not the 'Putney Pusher' and blames police handling for his death.
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Why It Matters
In May 2017, a woman was shoved into the path of a bus on Putney Bridge by a jogger, an incident that gained media attention and led to the suspect being referred to as the 'Putney Pusher'. Nicholas Brandram was arrested in June on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm in relation to this incident.
A man suspected of knocking a woman into the path of a bus on Putney Bridge was found dead by his brother-in-law after failing to attend a family meal as planned, his inquest has heard.
Nicholas Brandram, 44, was discovered at his home in Chiswick on the evening of 15 September, West London Coroner's Court was told.
He had been arrested in June on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm in relation to the incident of May 2017, when a woman was shoved into the road by a jogger.
Opening and adjourning the inquest, West London coroner Melanie Lee said she had been told of a referral to the Independent Office of Police Conduct and was suspending the inquest pending the outcome of its inquiry.
She offered her "sincere condolences" to Brandram's family, in particular his sisters Sophie Voelcker and Alexia Hicks who were at the hearing.
The court heard that Brandram's brother-in-law used a spare key provided by a neighbour and found the married banker in an upstairs room.
Paramedics attended but despite their resuscitation efforts he was pronounced dead just before 21:00 BST. The police deemed his death unsuspicious with no third-party involvement, the inquest was told.
Brandram's family have insisted he was not the jogger, referred to as the Putney Pusher in media coverage at the time, and blame the Metropolitan Police's handling of the case for his death.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Independent Office of Police Conduct will release findings on the Metropolitan Police's handling of the Putney Bridge case.
Likely · Within weeks
Nicholas Brandram's family will continue to assert his innocence and criticize police handling of the case.
Very likely · Within months
Open Questions
- What evidence led to Nicholas Brandram's arrest in connection with the Putney Bridge incident?
- What were the findings of the Independent Office of Police Conduct inquiry into the Metropolitan Police's handling of the case?
- What was the cause of Nicholas Brandram's death?
- Why did Nicholas Brandram fail to attend the family meal as planned?
