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The man arrested as a suspect in the 'Putney Pusher' case was found dead at home after missing a scheduled family meal on September 15, 2026. An inquest heard that his brother-in-law discovered him unresponsive upstairs when he used a spare key to enter the house. The police confirmed there was no evidence linking Nicholas Brandram to the crime and criticized their own investigation for causing undue stress leading to his death. His family alleged that despite warnings about the impact on his mental health, the police failed to end the investigation promptly.
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.
The man who was arrested on suspicion of being the so-called ‘Putney Pusher’ was found dead at his home after missing a family meal, an inquest has heard.
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inquest → arrest → meal
Opening the inquest, the coroner said: “On the evening of Tuesday September 15 2026, Nicholas did not attend a family meal as planned.
“His brother-in-law attended Nicholas’s home address and gained access using a spare key provided by a neighbour.
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law → open → neighbour
“Upon searching the house, he found Nicholas in an upstairs room.
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he → search → room
“Paramedics attended and despite resuscitation, he was pronounced deceased at 8.58pm.”
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he → attend → 8.58pm
The inquest was also suspended on Tuesday pending the outcome of a police watchdog investigation.
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inquest → suspend → investigation
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
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“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.
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consequences → add → Nick
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 → leave → 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
The force said on September 17 that its investigation into the Putney Bridge incident remains “ongoing” following the death of Mr Brandram.
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investigation → say → Brandram
The coroner added that the death had not been considered suspicious and there was “no evidence of third-party involvement”.
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death → add → involvement
Ms Lee said provisional results from a post-mortem examination indicated his death was “due to ligature compression of the neck”.
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death → say → neck
The coroner added that an “inquest is not a trial” and “nobody and no organisation is on trial”.
Mr Brandram’s sisters, who were present at the inquest, previously accused police of failing him and wider society.
The coroner told his family: “I offer my sincere condolences for your loss.
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I → add → loss
I appreciate today will not be an easy day for you”.
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today → appreciate → you
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