Putney Pusher suspect’s sisters say he was arrested by police ‘with a film crew’

| Freelance News Reporter Published September 18, 2026 12:31pm Updated September 18, 2026 12:49pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The sisters of a man arrested on suspicion of being the ‘Putney Pusher’ have said their brother was innocent because he had a different eye colour to the profile shared by the victim. Nicholas Brandram was discovered dead on Tuesday, months after he was arrested on suspicion of pushing a woman in the way of a bus on Putney Bridge in 2017. His family say he was detained by officers in June alongside a ‘film crew’ and members of the press, following which his mental health started deteriorating. Days after the arrest, Mr Brandram faced ‘vitriol’ as his name circulated online and on social media. Both sisters accused the Met of being ‘reckless’ and ‘negligent’ adding that while police appeared in a hurry to arrest their brother, they showed no urgency to close their probe into him. They insisted their brother’s name would have been cleared by several anomalies, including the fact he lived in Notting Hill and had no connection to the Putney area. Nicholas Brandram was found dead at his home in West London on Tuesday (Picture: central news) Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, his sisters Alexia Hicks and Sophie Voelcker said Mr Brandram’s profile did not match that provided by the victim. They explained his eyes were blue rather than brown as reported to police and that the former serviceman had a withered leg and a military tattoo on his forearm. The relatives added they had evidence that Mr Brandram was at his office on Bond Street at the time of the incident, and never received the results ofa DNA sample he provided to the Met Police, despite chasing the force for a response. ‘Nine and a half years ago when the incident occurred, there’d been absolutely nothing connecting our brother to the attack’, the sisters told Justin Webb. The ‘Putney Pusher’ was the nickname given to an unknown suspect who pushed a woman in front of a bus on Putney Bridge in May 2017. Mr Brandram’s sisters said he was in his office on Bond Street at the time of the attack on Putney Bridge in 2017, when this unknown jogger was pictured pushing a woman in the way of a bus (Picture: MET POLICE/UNPIXS) Latest London news The driver of the bus managed to swerve out of the way and avoid hitting the 33-year-old woman, but shocking CCTV footage sparked a years-long search for the attacker. Mr Brandram was arrested on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm and released on bail in June this year over the case, before being re-arrested a day later for having Class A and Class B drugs. Detectives confirmed last week that another unnamed suspect had been released under investigation while ‘outstanding enquiries were being completed’. Mr Brandram was a grandson of Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark and worked at HSBC’s private banking branch until he was suspended following his arrest. He served as a captain in the British Army in both Afghanistan and Bosnia. The Met Police said it would not comment further in response to the sisters’ interview. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. For more stories like this, check our news page. Arrow MORE: Council workers lose bid to stop press naming them at Sara Sharif inquest Arrow MORE: ‘World’s worst guard dog’ brings intruder a toy instead of scaring him away Arrow MORE: Man admits trying to rape woman on Tube carriage in ‘horrific’ late-night attack Breaking News Never miss the biggest stories with breaking news alerts in your inbox.