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Suspect in 2017 Putney Bridge case found dead in west London
Police report the death of Nicholas Brandram is unexpected but not treated as suspicious.
The short version
- Nicholas Brandram, 44, was found dead at his home in Chiswick, west London, on Tuesday.[BBC News · The Guardian]
- Brandram was arrested in June in connection with a 2017 incident where a woman was pushed into the path of a bus on Putney Bridge.[BBC News · The Guardian]
- Metropolitan Police said his death is treated as unexpected but is not believed to be suspicious.[BBC News · The Guardian]
Key facts
- Nicholas Brandram was found dead at his home in Chiswick on Tuesday evening.[BBC News · The Guardian]
- Police are treating the death as unexpected but not suspicious.[BBC News · The Guardian]
- Brandram was arrested in June on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm related to the 2017 Putney Bridge case.[BBC News · The Guardian]
- He was also arrested in June on suspicion of drug possession while in police custody.[BBC News]
What remains uncertain
- The specific cause of Brandram's death has not been released by authorities.[BBC News · The Guardian]
Sources
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