Inquest hears suspect in Putney Bridge case was found dead at home
An inquest has heard that Nicholas Brandram, arrested over a 2017 Putney Bridge incident, was found unresponsive at his London home after missing a family meal. He had been suspected of pushing a jogger into a woman’s path, but the supplied report gives no further findings about the death.
Nicholas Brandram, the man arrested on suspicion of being the so-called “Putney pusher”, was found dead at his London home after missing a family meal, an inquest has heard, The Guardian reports. Brandram’s brother-in-law went to check on him and found him unresponsive, according to the coroner. The supplied material does not state when the discovery was made or provide a cause of death.
Brandram, 44, had been arrested in June in connection with an incident on Putney Bridge on 5 May 2017. In that incident, a jogger allegedly shoved a woman headfirst into the path of an approaching bus. The report does not say whether Brandram was charged, whether he denied involvement or what evidence led to his arrest.
It also does not identify the woman or provide an update on her condition. The inquest hearing concerns the circumstances surrounding Brandram’s death. The available material contains no conclusion from the coroner and no information about any continuing investigation into the bridge incident.
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