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Met Police should investigate itself over arrest of 'Putney pusher' suspect, watchdog says
The sisters say a DNA sample, CCTV and email evidence clear Nicholas Brandram, and they accuse police of leaking his identity.
- On Thursday, sisters Alexia Hicks and Sophie Voelcker appeared on Good Morning Britain, appealing to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to release DNA results and explain how their brother Nicholas Brandram's identity was leaked to the press.
- Brandram, 44, was found dead in his Chiswick home on September 15 while under investigation for the 2017 Putney Bridge incident; his family insists he was innocent of the crime.
- Hicks and Voelcker stated their brother provided a DNA sample two months ago to clear his name, yet results remain outstanding. They noted his tattoos and eye color did not match CCTV footage of the attacker.
- The Metropolitan Police referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct regarding its contact with Brandram. The family demanded the investigation be "thorough, independent and unflinching in establishing what went wrong."
- While the force maintains its investigation into the 2017 incident remains "ongoing," the family claims the Met failed in its duty of care, arguing the actual perpetrator remains free.
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The Independent (US)IOPC says Met should investigate itself over arrest of 'Putney pusher' suspect
The 44-year-old was found dead at his home after being under investigation for months
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