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The sisters of Nicholas Brandram, a man suspected but not charged in the 2017 "Putney pusher" case, accused the Metropolitan Police of negligence and recklessness that contributed to their brother's suicide. Following his arrest on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm in June this year and subsequent release under investigation, Brandram was found dead at home last week. His sisters told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the police's urgency to solve the case without clearing his name exacerbated his deteriorating mental health. The Met acknowledged the strain investigations can cause but maintained their ongoing inquiry into the incident.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-18,
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. He was under investigation for the notorious "Putney Pusher" incident from May 2017 when surveillance footage showed a jogger pushing a woman into the path of an oncoming bus. Brandram had been arrested in June and released under investigation by the Metropolitan Police but was never formally charged. His family claims there is no forensic evidence linking him to the crime, only speculation. They maintain that police pressure led to his death. The incident garnered significant media attention due to the viral CCTV footage, though a suspect wasn't identified until Brandram's arrest in 2023.
Written for “Putney Pusher Suspect Death Controversy” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 24 other(s) covering the same event.
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The sisters of the man suspected of being the so-called "Putney pusher" have told the BBC the Metropolitan Police was "negligent" and "reckless" in its handling of the case.
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Police → publish → case
Nicholas Brandram was under suspicion of being the jogger who pushed a woman into the path of a bus during a run on Putney Bridge, west London, in May 2017.
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who → push → May
His family said he was innocent and "took his own life after months of immense pressure" caused by the investigation.
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he → say → investigation
His sisters Alexia Hicks and Sophie Volker told BBC Radio 4's Today programme his mental health was deteriorating and that "every day was becoming difficult" for him in recent months.
"
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day → tell → months
He was reading everything that was online.
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that → read → everything
Because he was still guilty online," they said.
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they → say → ?
"And I think that the police's urgency to get him arrested and the urgency to get it in the press, I think he couldn't understand why there wasn't an urgency to help clear his name."
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he → think → name
The Met said it recognised the "strain that being subject to a police investigation" could cause, and that a mandatory referral had been made to the police watchdog.
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referral → say → watchdog
The force said the investigation into the 2017 incident remained ongoing.
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investigation → say → incident
Brandram, who was 44, was arrested in June this year on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm.
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who → arrest → harm
Last week, the Met confirmed he had been released under investigation.
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he → confirm → investigation
The banker was found dead in his home on Tuesday evening.
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banker → find → evening
The force said his death was being treated as "unexpected, but is not believed to be suspicious".
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death → say → ?
His sisters said: "You know, the Met, they were negligent, they were reckless and they have, you know, failed our brother.
"
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you → say → brother
They failed in their duty of care to our brother, to the wider family and arguably actually society because the Putney pusher is still out there."
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pusher → fail → family
Paying tribute to their brother, they said he was warm, enthusiastic and charming.
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he → pay → brother
They said: "He was a gentleman.
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He → say → ?
He was our very, very, very loved brother and uncle, father, son.
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He → love → ?
He was a real family man and we've always been a very close family and didn't deserve any of this happening to him."
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