From the Guardian · · 1m 40s
Putney pusher suspect found dead at home
A senior HSBC banker arrested in connection with a 2017 bus attack case has been discovered dead at his west London residence.
In brief
A senior HSBC banker arrested in connection with a 2017 bus attack case has been discovered dead at his west London residence. Nicholas Brandram, the man arrested for the unsolved Putney Bridge incident where a woman was pushed toward a bus, was found dead at his Chiswick home on Tuesday evening. Originally reported…
Banker arrested in 2017 bus attack
Nicholas Brandram, 44, an HSBC director, was arrested in June for pushing a woman toward an oncoming bus on Putney Bridge in 2017. The woman avoided serious injury when the driver swerved at the last moment.
“a jogger running across Putney Bridge pushed a woman towards an oncoming bus”
Case went unsolved for years
The Metropolitan Police investigated the 2017 incident for months, interviewing 50 men and arresting three suspects before winding down the case in 2018. Video footage showed a male jogger pushing the woman into the road.
Found dead at Chiswick home
Brandram was discovered unresponsive at his west London home on Tuesday evening, September 15th. Emergency services attended the address, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Death not believed suspicious
The Metropolitan Police said Brandram's death is being treated as unexpected but is not believed to be suspicious. A file will be prepared for the coroner in due course.
“his death is being treated as unexpected, but is not believed to be suspicious”
Senior banker with royal connections
Brandram was a senior relationship manager at HSBC Private Bank and a former military captain. He was the grandson of Princess Katherine of Greece, a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
Prior conviction for hit-and-run
In 2013, Brandram was convicted of crashing his Harley-Davidson motorbike into a female cyclist near Hyde Park Corner and driving off without leaving his details.
What it means
Nicholas Brandram, the man arrested for the unsolved Putney Bridge incident where a woman was pushed toward a bus, was found dead at his Chiswick home on Tuesday evening.
