The five pieces of 'evidence' dead Putney Pusher suspect's family claim prove he wasn't jogger

The family of Nicholas Brandram has highlighted five pieces of “evidence” they say shows he was not the so-called “Putney Pusher”.

The 44-year-old millionaire banker was found dead at his home in Chiswick , west London , on Tuesday.

Mr Brandram was arrested in June over an incident on Putney Bridge nearly 10 years ago, when a woman was pushed into the path of an oncoming bus by a jogger . The Metropolitan Police said earlier this month he had been released under investigation.

In a statement issued on Thursday, his family said Mr Brandram had taken his own life after “months of immense pressure” caused by the Met’s investigation into him.

They insisted he was innocent and held the Met responsible for his death. The force has since referred itself to the police watchdog over its contact with Brandram.

Mr Brandram’s family said that his lawyers “did the basic investigative work that should have been done by the Met Police ”.

Nicholas Brandram’s family have insisted he was not the‘Putney pusher’ (Family handout/PA) In a statement, they said: “There was no forensic evidence linking Nick to it, no evidence placing him on Putney Bridge at that time, and no credible evidence that he was the man shown in the footage. In fact, the evidence proved the opposite.

Here are the five things highlighted by the family in their statement they claim prove his innocence:

1. Eye colour - The family pointed out that the CCTV images of the man involved in the assault “bore no resemblance to Nick”. They say the victim described the attacker as having brown eyes, whereas Mr Brandram had blue eyes.

2. A leg injury - Mr Brandram’s family said he had a “visibly wasted and disfigured calf” dating back to his time serving in the Army, which they say the man in the CCTV footage did not have.

3. A tattoo on his forearm - Mr Brandram, the family say, had a “prominent forearm tattoo” which was “not visible on the man in the images”.

4. Identification parade — The banker’s family said he was willing to take part in an identification parade, but according to their statement, the police never organised one.

5. Alibi - Mr Brandram’s family said he provided email evidence sent from his office in the West End demonstrating that he was not on Putney Bridge when the assault happened.

Mr Brandram had been arrested in June over an incident on Putney Bridge PA Archive/PA Images Taking aim at Met Police, Mr Brandram’s family said the force were repeatedly asked to end their investigation and warned about the impact it was having on his mental health, saying: “Even then, the investigation was not brought to an end. As a result, Nick is dead.”