Putney Pusher suspect found dead; family blames police investigation
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Neutral summary
Nicholas Brandram, a 44-year-old millionaire former HSBC banker suspected of pushing a woman into the path of a bus on Putney Bridge in 2017, was found dead at his home in Chiswick, west London, on the evening of 15 September. Police said the death was unexpected but not suspicious, while his family claims he took his own life due to the investigation. Relatives insist he was innocent and say they provided detectives with evidence, including an email sent 18 minutes after the incident, which was ignored. The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct over its contact with Brandram.
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Outlets: 21. Countries: 7. Facts in the shared core: 7.
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Putney Pusher suspect is found dead: Millionaire HSBC banker, 44, an ex-Army captain with links to royalty was under investigation in hunt for jogger who shoved woman into bus. Nicholas Brandram was detained on June 15…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
Putney Pusher suspect, 44, 'found dead at home' nine years after woman shoved under bus. The body of a banker, who was the prime suspect in the Putney Pusher case, was found at his home in Chiswick, London
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
Putney Pusher suspect, 44, found dead at home nine years after woman shoved under bus. The body of banker Nicholas Brandram, who was the prime suspect in the Putney Pusher case, has been found dead at his home in Chiswi…
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GB News (outlet profile)
Putney pusher suspect found dead at home nine years on from shoving incident. A man suspected of pushing a woman in front of a bus has been found dead at his home, nine years on from the shocking shoving incident. The b…
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Millionaire banker Putney Pusher suspect, 44, found dead at home in west London. Millionaire banker Nicholas Brandram, 44, found dead after being arrested earlier this year by police investigating shoving of female pede…
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Sky News (outlet profile)
Suspect in 'Putney pusher' case 'found dead at his home'. A man who was the suspect in the so-called "Putney pusher" case in which a woman was pushed into the path of a bus by a jogger has been found dead at his home, S…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Prime suspect in ‘Putney pusher’ case found dead at his west London home. The Met Police are not treating the man’s death at a property in Chiswick as suspicious at this time
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City AM (outlet profile)
Banker suspected of being ‘Putney pusher’ found dead. A multi-millionaire banker who was suspected of being the ‘Putney pusher’ has been found dead in his home just three months after being arrested. Nichola…
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Daily Express (outlet profile)
Prime suspect in Putney pusher investigation found dead 9 years after mystery attack. A woman was pushed in front of a bus in 2017.
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The Independent (outlet profile)
‘Putney pusher’ suspect found dead – police issue statement
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Bulletin PM briefing: Urgent search for missing toddler and ‘Putney pusher’ suspect dead
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New York Post (outlet profile)
Royals-linked London banker accused of being UK’s notorious ‘Putney Pusher’ is found dead. Nicholas Brandram, 44, a descendant of Queen Victoria who was arrested in June in the chilling 2017 case, was found “unresponsiv…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Nicholas Brandram: ‘Putney pusher’ suspect was Queen Victoria descendant and banker. The 44-year-old was a decorated army veteran turned banker who worked advising wealthy clients
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Telegraf (outlet profile)
Unuk princeze Katarine od Grčke pronađen mrtav: Nikolas služio u BiH, gurnuo ženu pod autobus.... Četrdesetčetvorogodišnji Nikolas Brandram, unuk princeze Katarine od Grčke i Danske, kasnije poznate kao lejdi Ketrin Bra…
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Alo! (outlet profile)
Unuk princeze Katarine pronađen mrtav! Služio u BiH, tokom leta uhapšen zbog slučaja „Gurača sa mosta. – Njegova najbliža rodbina je obaveštena. U ovoj fazi njegova smrt se tretira kao neočekivana, ali se n…
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Mondo (outlet profile)
Unuk grčke princeze pronađen mrtav: Uhapšen pa pušten zbog napada na mostu, a sada ga zatekli bez znakova života
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Kurir (outlet profile)
Unuk grčke princeze pronađen mrtav u stanu!
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Dnevnik (Novi Sad) (outlet profile)
(ФОТО) Унук принцезе Катарине од Грчке пронађен мртав! НИКОЛАС БРАНДРАМ СЛУЖИО У БиХ Полиција открила шта се зна о случају. Четрдесетчетворогодишњи Николас Брандрам, унук принцезе Катарине од Грчке и Данске, касније поз…
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Sydney Morning Herald (outlet profile)
Wealthy banker under investigation for pushing woman in front of bus found dead. The direct descendent of Queen Victoria was arrested in June nine years after the infamous “Putney Pusher” incident in London.
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Sydney Morning Herald (outlet profile)
CCTV shows ‘Putney pusher’ on bridge. Video footage was captured of a 2017 when a jogger was seen to push a woman into the path of an oncoming bus. A suspect in the case has been found dead in his home.
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Sky News (outlet profile)
Family of 'Putney pusher' suspect say he took his own life due to police investigation. The family of the suspect in the so-called "Putney pusher" case has denied he was responsible and claimed he "took his own life" du…
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El País (outlet profile)
Hallado muerto Nicholas Brandram, sospechoso del ‘caso Putney Pusher’, uno de los mayores misterios policiales de Londres. El sospechoso, trabajador de la banca emparentado con la familia real británica, había servido e…
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Family of Putney Pusher suspect blame Met police for his death. Nicholas Brandram, who was descended from Queen Victoria, was arrested in June over the incident in 2017 in which a woman was shoved into the path of a dou…
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GB News (outlet profile)
Family of Putney Pusher suspect blame 'intense pressure from police investigation' for his death. The family of Nicholas Brandram have insisted he was not the so-called "Putney pusher". They said he "took his own life a…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Family of 'Putney pusher' suspect say he's innocent and police pressure to blame for his death. The family of Nicholas Brandram have insisted that he was not the “Putney pusher”.
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Family of Putney Pusher suspect blame Metropolitan Police for his death and say he was innocent. The family of Nicholas Brandram have said he was not the “ Putney Pusher” and he “took his own life after months of immens…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
Family of Nicholas Brandram deny he was 'Putney pusher' and reveal he took his own life. We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
'Putney Pusher' suspect's family slam Met Police over arrest 'with no evidence'. We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.
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Daily Express (outlet profile)
Family of 'Putney pusher' suspect break silence after his death and claim he's innocent. They said the police were repeatedly asked to end their investigation.
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The Independent (outlet profile)
‘Putney pusher’ suspect was innocent and police investigation caused his death, claim family
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
‘Putney pusher’ suspect ‘took his own life after immense pressure’ – family. He had been arrested in June in connection with an incident on Putney Bridge in which a jogger shoved a woman into the path of an oncoming bus.
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Belfast Telegraph (outlet profile)
‘Putney pusher’ suspect ‘took his own life after immense pressure’ – family
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City AM (outlet profile)
Family of suspected ‘Putney pusher’ hit out at Met Police ‘pressure’. The family of the multi-millionaire banker accused of being the ‘Putney pusher’ have hit out at the Metropolitan Police over his death, i…
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Daily Express (outlet profile)
Met Police refers itself to watchdog after 'Putney pusher' suspect took his own life. The family of Nicholas Brandram have insisted he was not the individual in question.
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
The five pieces of 'evidence' dead Putney Pusher suspect's family claim prove he wasn't jogger. Here are five things Nicholas Brandram’s family claim prove he was not the ‘Putney Pusher’
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Met says investigation into the ‘Putney pusher’ remains ongoing. Nicholas Brandram, who had been arrested in June, was found unresponsive inside a property in Chiswick, Hounslow, on Tuesday evening.
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Belfast Telegraph (outlet profile)
Met says investigation into the ‘Putney pusher’ remains ongoing
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The Independent (outlet profile)
All the reasons Nicholas Brandram was not the ‘Putney Pusher’ – according to his family. The family of Nicholas Brandram issued an extraordinary statement attacking the Met Police after his body was discovered at his ho…
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GB News (outlet profile)
Metropolitan Police refers itself to watchdog over contact with 'Putney Pusher' suspect. The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the independent watchdog over the force's contact with the suspect in the "Putney P…
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CNews (outlet profile)
Londres : neuf ans après son arrestation, l’homme ayant tenté de pousser une femme sous un bus est mort. Nicholas Brandram, soupçonné d'avoir poussé une femme devant un bus en 2017, a perdu la vie ce mardi 15 septembre…
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El Mundo (outlet profile)
Encuentran muerto a Nicholas Brandram, sospechoso del 'caso Putney Pusher'. Brandram, descendiente de la reina Victoria, también fue detenido por presunta posesión de drogas Leer
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La Nación (outlet profile)
Un banquero muerto ligado a la realeza, un misterio de nueve años y un video viral: el caso que conmociona a Londres. Nicholas Brandram, descendiente de la reina Victoria y exmilitar, había sido detenido como sospechoso…
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Putney Pusher: Police minister says up to Met to explain investigation after suspect's death. The family of Nicholas Brandram blame Scotland Yard for his death
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
'The Met Police failed our brother': Putney Pusher suspect's sisters condemn force for 'negligent' handling of case after he took his own life - and say DNA test will clear his name. The 44-year-old private banker was u…
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Sisters of 'Putney Pusher' suspect tell of moment police in 'armed vests' raided home to arrest him. ‘My brother woke up to a large handful of police officers wearing armed vests with a film crew on the doorstep from th…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Met was negligent and reckless, say sisters of ‘Putney pusher’ suspect. Nicholas Brandram’s sisters say he was ‘failed’ by the system he trusted to ‘clear his name’
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
Police had email proving 'Putney Pusher' suspect was innocent, family claim. Nicholas Brandram's sisters said they provided evidence to detectives that the wealthy banker could not be the 'Putney Pusher' but officers ig…
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City AM (outlet profile)
Putney Pusher suspect’s sisters slam Met: ‘Our bother was innocent’. The sisters of the millionaire banker accused of being the ‘Putney pusher’, have insisted upon his innocence while hitting out at the Metropolitan Pol…
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WalesOnline (outlet profile)
'Police ignored email clearing 'Putney Pusher' suspect' family say. The sisters of Nicholas Brandram, the prime suspect in the 'Putney Pusher' case, allege police ignored a key email sent 18 minutes after the 2017 Putne…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
‘Putney pusher’ suspect’s family say he was ‘failed’ by Met Police
Factual core
- Nicholas Brandram died by suicide.
- Nicholas Brandram, the suspect in the 'Putney Pusher' case, was found dead.
- The police had email evidence that allegedly proved Nicholas Brandram's innocence, according to his family.
- Nicholas Brandram, a 44-year-old London banker linked to the British royal family, was found dead at his home in West London on Tuesday night.
- Brandram had been arrested in June in connection with an incident on Putney Bridge in which a jogger pushed a woman headfirst into the path of an oncoming bus.
- Brandram was arrested in June in connection with the 2017 case.
- The grandson of a Greek princess was found dead in an apartment.