Police have arrested a 44-year-old man in connection with the 2017 'Putney pusher' incident, where a woman was pushed into the path of a bus. The suspect is reportedly a multi-millionaire banker and former British Army officer.
The arrest revives a high-profile case that had been closed, potentially bringing closure to the victim and shedding light on the identity of the individual responsible for the 2017 incident.
Police have arrested a 44-year-old man in connection with the so-called 'Putney pusher' attack, nine years after CCTV footage emerged showing a woman being pushed into the path of an oncoming bus. The Metropolitan Police detained the suspect on Monday, despite having closed their investigation in 2018 due to new information coming to light.
The suspect is reportedly a multi-millionaire banker with royal family connections and a decorated former British Army officer. The arrest is believed to have occurred at his £1.4m home in west London.
During the initial manhunt in 2017, officers interviewed over 50 men and arrested three suspects, including an American investment banker who was later found to have been in the US at the time of the incident. No charges were filed at that time.
The CCTV footage from 2017 showed a runner in a grey t-shirt and black shorts jogging over Putney Bridge. The Met described the individual as a white man in his 30s with brown eyes and short brown hair. The footage appeared to show the runner pushing a woman into the path of a double-decker bus, which swerved to narrowly avoid her.