HSBC private banker linked to 2017 Putney Bridge attack found dead in London home
Nicholas Brandram, the 44-year-old HSBC private banker arrested as the suspected "Putney Pusher," was discovered dead at his Chiswick residence. Police say his death was unexpected and not considered suspicious.
Nicholas Brandram, a former Scots Guards captain and HSBC private-bank director, was arrested in June on suspicion of being the "Putney Pusher" who shoved a pedestrian into a double-decker bus on Putney Bridge in May 2017. After his initial detention, detectives also charged him with possession of cocaine and cannabis. On the evening of September 15, emergency crews responded to his Chiswick, Hounslow address after a man was found unresponsive; Brandram was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police described the death as unexpected and not suspicious, and a coroner’s inquest will be arranged. Brandram, a grandson of Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark and a decorated veteran, had previously faced a minor road-traffic conviction for colliding with a cyclist. The case revives public interest in the unsolved 2017 bus-near-miss incident.
Why it matters
The suspect in a high-profile 2017 assault case has died, ending police investigations into his alleged involvement.
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