Overview
- Nicholas Brandram, 44, was found unresponsive at his Chiswick home and pronounced dead on Tuesday 15 September; the Metropolitan Police say the death is being treated as unexpected and not suspicious.
- Brandram was arrested on 15 June on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm linked to the May 5, 2017 Putney Bridge CCTV case and was later released under investigation with bail arrangements changed.
- His family say he took his own life after months of intense pressure from the police investigation and deny he was the jogger shown in the footage, citing alleged alibi material and physical differences they say were not properly acted on.
- As required after a death following police contact, the Met has made a mandatory self‑referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, which has confirmed it is assessing whether further action is needed.
- Police say forensic examinations and other lines of inquiry in the unsolved 2017 assault will continue and a file will be prepared for the coroner, leaving the wider investigation active despite the suspect’s death.