Nicholas Brandram, the banker who had been arrested in connection with the notorious Putney Pusher case, has been found dead at his home in West London.
The 44-year-old was found unresponsive at an address in Chiswick on Tuesday evening.
Police and the London Ambulance Service attended the property, where Brandram was pronounced dead.
The Metropolitan Police said his death is being treated as unexpected but is not believed to be suspicious.
A file will be prepared for the coroner.
Police Called To Chiswick Home
The Met said officers attended the address at 7.12pm on Tuesday, September 15.
A force spokesperson said a 44-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene and that his next of kin had been informed.
Police said there was nothing at this stage to suggest suspicious circumstances.
The London Ambulance Service said it had also sent an ambulance crew, a paramedic in a fast-response car, an advanced paramedic and a clinical team manager to the address.
Arrested Over Putney Bridge Attack
Brandram had been arrested in connection with the Putney Pusher investigation, one of London’s most widely reported unsolved assaults.
On May 5, 2017, a jogger was captured on CCTV pushing a 33-year-old woman into the road on Putney Bridge.
The woman fell into the path of a double-decker bus.
The driver managed to swerve and avoid hitting her.
Police later released CCTV images of the jogger as detectives tried to identify him.
Brandram was subsequently arrested on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm.
No charges were brought against him.
No Public Finding That He Was The Jogger
Brandram’s arrest did not amount to a finding that he was the man captured in the CCTV footage.
He had been released under investigation while enquiries continued.
Police had not publicly established his guilt and the Putney Bridge attack remained unsolved.
His bail had been cancelled before his death, meaning he was no longer subject to bail conditions but remained under investigation.
One Of Several Men Investigated
Detectives interviewed around 50 men during the original investigation.
Three suspects were arrested.
One of those arrested was an American investment banker who was later ruled out after police established he had not been in the country at the time of the attack.
The investigation was eventually wound down in 2018 after police said they had no viable lines of enquiry.
Brandram’s later arrest reopened public attention around the case.
Former Army Officer And Banker
Brandram was a former British Army officer who served between 2004 and 2012.
He had deployments in Iraq, Bosnia and Afghanistan and later moved into wealth management.
He worked at Killik & Co before becoming a senior adviser within HSBC’s private banking business.
Brandram was also reported to be a descendant of Queen Victoria through European royal lineage.
Previous Driving Conviction
In 2013, Brandram was convicted over a separate road traffic incident after his Harley Davidson struck a cyclist at Hyde Park Corner.
He admitted driving without due care and attention and failing to stop after an accident.
He received five penalty points, a £200 fine and was ordered to pay compensation and costs.
Putney Case Remains Unsolved
The 2017 attack became one of Britain’s most recognisable unsolved CCTV cases.
Footage showed the woman being pushed into the road at around 7.40am before the jogger continued running.
Around 15 minutes later, the same man appeared to run back in the opposite direction.
Police described the suspect at the time as a white man in his 30s with short brown hair and brown eyes, wearing a light grey T-shirt, dark blue shorts and grey trainers.
No one has ever been charged over the attack.
An inquest into Brandram’s death is expected to take place in due course.
