Wealthy banker wis arrested in hunt for notorious 'Putney Bridge Pusher'

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Wealthy banker with connections to royalty is arrested in hunt for notorious 'Putney Pusher' | Daily Mail Online

I vividly remember this case which still haunts me and cannot believe it was ten years ago. Finally someone has been arrested who appears to be an ex army wealthy man.

I hope he is charged - so arrogant.

Just this, and to be honest, I think this kind of attitude is lauded in the city. I remember reading Bonfire of the Vanities years ago where he talked about the Masters of the Universe, and there was that tv show with Damian Lewis as the CEO of a hedge fund. Aggression, arrogance, entitlement - they are all encouraged in certain professions and this is a progression of that.

Why didn't she tell the truth at the time though? (not that HE shouldn't have, what a deranged canute). I hope he is clear about facing the full force of the law.....and maybe explain his actions - it was clear that that was no mistake??

It's always amazing what some spouses of high income earners can ignore when their lifestyle is at risk.

Or what they compartmentalise when they are very aware that their own safety would be at risk.

Do you really think that a male who would deliberately shove an unknown woman, a complete stranger, into the path of a vehicle that would have splatted her head across the tarmac were it not for the attentiveness and quick reactions of the driver - and a hefty dose of luck - would be all sweetness and light with another woman behind closed doors?

No, but again, some women will put up with all sorts of behaviour from rich men for many different reasons.

Yes, no morals at all. Until if affects them. Should be held accoutable.

To be fair, you only have to read many of the depressing threads on here to see what countless women put up with from men, in all walks of life and for all sorts of different reasons.

I've lost count of how many times this thread about a misogynistic prick has descended into a shaming match of women. Please let it stop. No one ever knows what goes on behind closed doors.

I don't agree - I think it's reasonable to query why a dangerous, aggressive (and in this case, wealthy) man was protected as part of a wider discussion of the case. It's well known by police that it's a divorce or separation which triggers spouses/partner (in this case, a woman) to come forward, and I think many of us are trying to understand the thought process of someone who does that. I would feel exactly the same if it was a male spouse/partner.

My issue is that we go straight for the woman - there must have been plenty of men in the social circles around this guy who read the news, know he goes running in that area and would have seen the picture - why not gun for them instead/as well? But no lets just go for a woman who wasnt even his wife at the time.

I agree. There is no way this man’s father, brother, male friends, male colleagues wouldn’t have recognised him from the CCTV.

There has been discussion about others who protected him - mainly city and army men. That's upthread. However, it's often a divorce or separation which triggers the exposure of the perpetrator - and in this case, the spouse/partner is a woman.

Is it actually known if an ex has come forward?

I haven’t seen any articles saying this, unless I’ve missed it.

It could be unfair to this woman.

No, it's been hypothesised, given what the police say about divorce/separation -iirc he seems to be living on his own now.

So we're actually going for a woman who might not have been aware he did it?

Agreed. The man is a woman-hating fucker & yet here we seem to find a way to blame a woman!

If there were a thread on this topic on BlokeyNet (there isn't) it would get to 1,000 without anyone suggesting the man was in the wrong.

(Hyperbole, but to make a point 😎).

I can’t wait to see his name and face exposing his identity. He has no worthy defence.

No.

If I was enough of a psychopath that I’d push someone under a bus for no reason I can’t imagine I’d come home and tell Dh what I’d done. 🤷🏻‍♀️. It would be my darkest secret. He quite possibly never told anyone.

But do we know it was an ex-partner or woman?

No - it's part of a wider discussion about who would have protected him. As I said in that post, a divorce/separation is well known as a trigger for the exposure after many years. It's one theory, along with tge suggestion he was protected by his (male) buddies in the city and army.

Thank you.
I guess we'll find out soon enough.
Like many people I expect, the incident haunted us.

But if CCTV of you (running in your usual jogging gear, on your usual route, at your usual time) was splashed all over the news, your DH would probably have known it was you regardless. Love your username by the way, Pear Inc is my favourite perfume.

Absolutely - it's one of those awful things that stays with you, isn't it? If it is him, I hope he gets exactly what he deserves.