Inquest opens into 'Putney Pusher' suspect's death

Brandram's family have insisted he was not the jogger, referred to as the Putney Pusher in media coverage at the time, and blame the Metropolitan Police's handling of the case for his death.

The coroner offered her "sincere condolences" to Brandram's family, in particular his sisters Sophie Voelcker and Alexia Hicks who were at the hearing in Fulham.

The court heard that Brandram's brother-in-law used a spare key provided by a neighbour and found the married banker in an upstairs room.

Paramedics attended but despite their resuscitation efforts he was pronounced dead just before 21:00 BST. The police deemed his death unsuspicious with no third-party involvement, the inquest was told.

Brandram's family said last week that he "took his own life after months of immense pressure caused by a Metropolitan Police investigation", and there was no forensic evidence linking the banker to the incident.

The force said it recognised the "strain that being subject to a police investigation" could cause.

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