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Royals-linked London banker accused of being UK’s notorious ‘Putney Pusher’ is found dead

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Nicholas Brandram, a 44-year-old London banker with royal family ties who faced charges related to being suspected of pushing a woman into traffic in 2017, was found dead at his home in West London on September 15. The police classified the death as unexpected but not suspicious. Brandram had been arrested in June and charged with attempted grievous bodily harm after surveillance footage revealed him shoving a pedestrian near Putney Bridge. He had connections to Queen Victoria’s lineage through his grandmother, Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark, and received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.

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On September 15, Nicholas Brandram, a 44-year-old London banker with ties to European royalty, was found dead at his home in Chiswick, west London. He was under investigation for the notorious "Putney Pusher" incident from May 2017 when surveillance footage showed a jogger pushing a woman into the path of an oncoming bus. Brandram had been arrested in June and released under investigation by the Metropolitan Police but was never formally charged. His family claims there is no forensic evidence linking him to the crime, only speculation. They maintain that police pressure led to his death. The incident garnered significant media attention due to the viral CCTV footage, though a suspect wasn't identified until Brandram's arrest in 2023.

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A millionaire London banker with ties to the British royal family who’s suspected of being the “Putney Pusher” — a notorious jogger filmed pushing a woman in front of a moving bus — has been found dead at home, according to police. uncertain

who → suspect → police

Nicholas Brandram, 44, a descendant of Queen Victoria who was arrested in June in the chilling 2017 case, was found “unresponsive” at his home in West London Tuesday night, the Metropolitan Police said, according to the UK Independent. uncertain

Police → arrest → Independent

His death is being treated as “unexpected” and was not believed to be suspicious, the cops said. asserted

cops → treat → ?

“At 19:12hrs on Tuesday, 15 September officers and the London Ambulance Service attended an address in Chiswick, Hounslow after a man was found unresponsive inside a property,” police said in a statement. asserted

police → attend → statement

“Sadly, a 44-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. asserted

man → pronounce → scene

His next of kin have been informed.” asserted

next → inform → kin

Brandram — reportedly an ex-senior HSBC Private Bank manager and former decorated British Army Captain — was arrested at his $1.8 million London home on June 15 after nearly a decade-long manhunt for the “Putney Pusher.” uncertain

Brandram → decorate → Pusher

He was charged with attempted grievous bodily harm. asserted

He → charge → harm

Surveillance footage of the bizarre attack showed a jogger callously shoving an unidentified woman — sending her into the path of a double-decker bus on the Putney Bridge on May 5, 2017. uncertain

jogger → show → May

The bus driver then swerved just in time to avoid rolling over her head. asserted

driver → swerve → head

Roughly 15 minutes later, the jogger is shown passing again and ignoring calls for him to stop, according to footage. uncertain

him → show → footage

The 33-year-old victim miraculously suffered only minor injuries. asserted

victim → suffer → injuries

Brandram had familial connections to some of Europe’s royal dynasties, such as UK’s reigning House of Windsor, the UK Sun paper reported. asserted

paper → have → Windsor

In 2012, he was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal during celebrations marking 60 years on the throne. asserted

he → award → throne

Other details about his death were not immediately known Wednesday. asserted

details → know → death

Royals-linked London banker accused of being UK’s notorious ‘Putney Pusher’ is found dead

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