Putney Pusher Suspect Found Dead in His Chiswick Home
Nicholas Brandram had recently been arrested in connection with the 2017 case
Left: Nicholas Brandram. Picture: Facebook. Right: The Putney Pusher. Picture: Met Police
September 18, 2026
The long-running hunt for the “Putney Pusher” has taken a dramatic turn after the man recently arrested in connection with the case was found dead at his home in Chiswick.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed that Nicholas George Brandram, 44, died on Tuesday evening (15 September) after being discovered unresponsive inside a property.
Emergency services attended at 19:12, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. His death is being treated as “unexpected, but not believed to be suspicious.”
Brandram was arrested in June on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm in relation to the notorious Putney Bridge incident of May 2017, when a jogger shoved a woman into the path of a passing double-decker bus.
The bus driver, Oliver Salbris, swerved at the last moment, narrowly avoiding a fatal collision. The shocking CCTV footage sparked a nationwide manhunt and years of unanswered questions.
Police interviewed more than 50 people of interest before closing the case in 2018, only to reopen it years later. Brandram’s arrest marked the most significant development in nearly a decade. He was re-arrested the following day for possession of Class A and Class B drugs, then released under investigation while detectives pursued further enquiries. His identity had not been made public until now.
Brandram was the grandson of Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark, a descendant of Queen Victoria, and a former British Army captain who served in Iraq, Bosnia and Afghanistan. After leaving the military, he became a senior relationship manager at HSBC Private Bank, advising ultra-wealthy clients.
He had previously been involved in a 2013 incident near Hyde Park Corner, where he struck a cyclist while riding a Harley-Davidson and left the scene. He later admitted driving without due care and attention.
With Brandram’s death, the Putney Pusher investigation faces renewed uncertainty. Police have never charged anyone with the offence, and the identity of the jogger seen in the 2017 CCTV footage remains unconfirmed. Brandram’s arrest indicated suspicion, but did not establish guilt.
Brandram’s family have denied claims that he was the Putney Pusher and are blaming the Metropolitan Police for his death.
They have issued a statement saying there was "no evidence placing him on Putney Bridge at that time, and no credible evidence that he was the man shown in the footage".
It continues, "He lived with the shame, anxiety, humiliation, and extraordinary pressure created by a wholly unnecessary investigation."
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