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Nicholas Brandram, 44, a man suspected in a 2017 incident where a jogger pushed a woman into traffic on Putney Bridge, was found dead at his home in Chiswick by his brother-in-law on September 15. His family maintains he was not the "Putney Pusher" and attributes his death to pressure from police investigation; there is no forensic evidence linking him to the incident. The West London coroner has suspended the inquest pending an inquiry by the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-22,
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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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 missing a family meal, his inquest has heard.
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Nicholas Brandram, 44, was discovered at his home in Chiswick on 15 September, West London Coroner's Court was told.
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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.
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His family say he was not involved.
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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.
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'Immense pressure'
The coroner offered her "sincere condolences" to Brandram's family, in particular his sisters Sophie Voelcker and Alexia Hicks who were at the hearing in Fulham.
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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.
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Paramedics attended but despite their resuscitation efforts he was pronounced dead just before 21:00 BST.
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The police viewed his death as unsuspicious with no third-party involvement, the inquest was told.
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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 Met Police's handling of the case for his death.
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They said last week that he "took his own life after months of immense pressure caused by a Metropolitan Police investigation", and there was no forensic evidence linking the banker to the incident.
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The force said it recognised the "strain that being subject to a police investigation" could cause.
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If you have been affected by any of the issues in this story, help and support is available at BBC Action Line
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