Putney Pusher suspect found dead, according to reports

[Fartughtyred]

Goodness me, wasn't expecting that.

I've never had a woman in the street lay her hands on me or move to do so, to physically move me out of their way. Only men.

Yep, classic narcissist with Oedipus complex.

No difference. You see what looks like a man attempting murder and your primary concern is about how he had a girlfriend and women are responsible for using and gatekeeping sex to prevent such crimes. And we could spend a week telling you how fucked up this is and you still won't see it.

It's only sad for those who had to suffer him. It's not sad for him. I would bet my arse he's done worse and got away with it.

Do we even know Brandram had a partner in 2017? Google tells me he was divorced from his first wife in 2014 and married the second in 2021.

It was probably his background that made him think he was untouchable.

Yep, when nobody was looking and he knew he could get away with it.

Exactly. I feel sorry for her and the bus driver, not him.

Not correct. Brandram's grandmother Princess Katherine was Prince Philip's first cousin. Their fathers were brothers. Brandram is therefore a first cousin twice removed to Prince Philip.

Seems to me like an intentionally stupid comment designed to stoke up some kind of anti-royal sentiment, given that if you had thought it through the dates would make it virtually impossible for him to be a first cousin of somebody born in 1921, whose father was born in 1882. Was Brandram's parent around 100 when he was born?

It's not a police charging decision, it was with CPS.

I have no opinion of this man, however I feel for the family left behind.

As the average, fully grown woman has the same upper body strength as a 11 to 12 year old boy, even if women do push other women, clearly men pushing women will cause more damage/issues/injuries.

Given he could afford the best legal representation out there, if he hadn't done it and hadn't been charged then logically he had little to worry about in terms of being convicted, although the justice system is far from perfect. It would be very interesting to hear from those who served with him and who have worked for/with him. My gut says he was the Putney Pusher. He fits the profile for that type of offence.

The CPS always takes a long time, often making poor decisions, for which they have to be challenged. Anyone who works with the Police, legal services, etc, could atest to that. The CPS isn't fit for purpose. Given his background, expensive barrister and connections, even if he did do it, he may well have gotten away with it. It's not what you know....

He may well have been informed that a charge was coming so took the easy way out.

I should imagine he had connections with people who had connections etc.

Sounds like the world might be a better place after the demise of such a horrendous individual...

Seriously. Wtf. He almost did kill her. I wish apologists like you would just not post this crap.

I can't bring myself to care one single iota about him...

I agree with previous posters, you do sound (a bit) like you're defending his actions @Fartughtyred

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I'd say being in the army also contributed too. Someone close to me in the forces is startlingly devoid of any emotions.

I have experienced men on pavements refusing to give way, yes. But not ones giving me a random shove. That's why I find it so surprising someone says they have "lost count of the times" it happened to them. And I walk through busy London streets daily.

Really disappointed by all of the excuse making for this man, now we know more about his background.

I always felt it was odd how long it took them to catch him, and if anything the Royal connection doesn't make this look any better to me.

How bonkers he had such a high profile job despite a conviction of violence against a woman. One rule for them...

I had a posh, middle aged bloke run hard into me near Sea Container's House well over a decade ago. He didn't knock me over, he didn't push me into the road, but it didn't feel accidental, and he certainly didn't stop. In fact he ran off very fast and people couldn't stop him. I shouted at him and he shouted in garbled posh bloke back at me. He was barrelling along so aggressively he nearly hit a couple of other people further up the road (I think they saw what happened to me and jumped out of the way), cue some more shouting.

Somebody did stop and ask me if I was ok. I was the smallest, youngest woman in the street at the time, fwiw.

This absolutely is something nasty posh men do. That part of South Bank/Blackfriars is not far from the city.

I know the case you’re referring to - she didn't push her, she kind of waved at her and she fell into the traffic as she was cycling on the pavement

So yeah, men push women.

Assuming the deceased was indeed the culprit -

I like to think there is at least one woman walking about, completely oblivious, who is now going to live her full lifespan because a man who would otherwise have pushed her into the path of traffic, without so much as a backwards glance, is no more.

This is her happy ending, and she'll never know it. 🙂

Some men absolutely hate women. If you have spent your life surrounded by kind, respectful men then lucky you ( I’m not being sarcastic). However, many of us have unfortunately crossed paths with men who just hate women. It’s as simple and horrific as that. I don’t bother to analyse the why’s anymore as it’s an irrational hatred of a whole group of people. They need to analyse and interrogate their own beliefs, but they won’t.

The best type of abuser is a dead one.