Evening Standard
· collected 2026-09-17 · by Matt Watts and Nicholas Cecil
Nick Brandram, 44, died unexpectedly in Chiswick on September 15 after being detained by the Met Police in June on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm related to an incident involving a runner pushing a woman on Putney Bridge. Brandram’s family claims there was no forensic evidence linking him to the crime and that he suffered months of mental distress due to unfounded speculation from the police investigation. They指责警方忽视了停止调查的请求，即使在了解到这对Brandram的精神健康有严重影响的情况下仍然继续。
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-17,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 15, Nicholas Brandram, a 44-year-old London banker with ties to European royalty, was found dead at his home in Chiswick, west London. The incident occurred after police and ambulance services were called following reports of an unresponsive man inside the property. Police stated that while his death is being treated as unexpected, it does not appear suspicious.
Brandram had been under investigation by the Metropolitan Police since June for涉嫌在2017年5月发生在Putney Bridge上的案件，一名跑步者将一名女子推到一辆双层巴士前。尽管警方没有公布他的身份，但此次逮捕引发了公众和媒体的广泛关注。 Brandram曾在HSBC从事私人银行业务，并且是希腊公主凯瑟琳的曾孙。
Brandram的家庭随后发表声明称他死于“巨大的压力”，并否认任何与所谓的"Putney Pusher"案件有关联，声称没有证据将他与此案联系起来。
Written for “Putney Pusher Suspect Death Controversy” on 2026-09-17,
grounded in this article and the 6 other(s) covering the same event.
He had been detained on June 15 at his home on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm.
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He → detain → harm
Mr Brandram, 44, was found unresponsive inside a property in the Chiswick area on Tuesday evening – believed to be the former banker’s west London home.
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Brandram → find → evening
Scotland Yard did not name him as it pursued its investigation.
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it → name → investigation
However, his family broke their silence on Thursday to deny his involvement in the incident and claimed the police had no forensic evidence linking him to it.
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police → break → it
In a statement, they said: “There was no forensic evidence linking Nick to it, no evidence placing him on Putney Bridge at that time, and no credible evidence that he was the man shown in the footage.
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he → say → footage
“In fact, the evidence proved the opposite.
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evidence → prove → opposite
Despite that, the police chose to arrest Nick rather than invite him to attend for interview.
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police → choose → interview
“They searched his home, and the Met Police press team then released information which inevitably led to speculation and Nick being identified in subsequent reporting.”
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Nick → search → reporting
The family added: “For Nick, the consequences did not disappear.
“He was left for months carrying the stigma of an appalling allegation which the police themselves clearly recognised was unsupported by the evidence.
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police → add → evidence
He lived with the shame, anxiety, humiliation, and extraordinary pressure created by a wholly unnecessary investigation.”
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He → live → investigation
They said the police were repeatedly asked to end their investigation and warned about the impact the investigation was having on Mr Brandram’s mental health, saying: “Even then, the investigation was not brought to an end.
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investigation → say → end
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“As a result, Nick is dead.”
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Nick → read → result
The Metropolitan Police have been approached for comment.
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Police → approach → comment
On Wednesday, the Met confirmed that a 44-year-old man was found unresponsive inside a property in the Chiswick area, on Tuesday evening, with his death being treated as “unexpected” but not suspicious.
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death → confirm → evening
A spokesperson for the force said: “At 7.12pm on Tuesday September 15, officers and the London Ambulance Service attended an address in Chiswick, Hounslow after a man was found unresponsive inside a property.
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man → say → property
“Sadly, a 44-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
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man → pronounce → scene
His next of kin have been informed.
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next → inform → kin
“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.
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file → treat → course
Police previously said a 44-year-old man had been released under investigation after being arrested in June this year over the incident where a runner was caught on camera suddenly pushing a woman as she passed him on Putney Bridge in south-west London.
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she → say → London
The force said the man was additionally arrested on suspicion of possession of class A and class B drugs.
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man → say → drugs
The jogger was filmed running past a man before lashing out at the female pedestrian on May 5 2017.
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jogger → film → May
Bus driver Oliver Salbris managed to swerve to avoid crushing the woman, telling the Sunday Times: “If I hadn’t swerved, I would have smashed her head.
“It was reflex.
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It → manage → head
It was reported at the time that around 15 minutes after the push, the jogger came back the other way across the bridge, and ignored the victim when she tried to speak to him.
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she → report → him
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