{"id":5708,"date":"2026-06-16T13:55:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/banker-held-in-putney-pusher-attack-case-re-arrested-as-police-issue-major-update\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T13:55:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:55:23","slug":"banker-held-in-putney-pusher-attack-case-re-arrested-as-police-issue-major-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/banker-held-in-putney-pusher-attack-case-re-arrested-as-police-issue-major-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Banker held in &#8216;Putney Pusher&#8217; attack case re-arrested as police issue major update"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_2811f9\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">The 33-year-old female pedestrian was saved at the last minute when a double-decker bus managed to swerve around her on Putney Bridge<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"32534585\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article32534585.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/4_Screenshot-2024-04-08-at-075920JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article32534585.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/4_Screenshot-2024-04-08-at-075920JPG.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article32534585.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/4_Screenshot-2024-04-08-at-075920JPG.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article32534585.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/4_Screenshot-2024-04-08-at-075920JPG.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"A millionaire banker held as part of police investigations into the &quot;Putney Pusher&quot;\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">A millionaire banker held as part of police investigations into the &#8220;Putney Pusher&#8221;<cite aria-label=\"Image: Met Police\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Met Police)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A millionaire banker held as part of police investigations into the <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/man-arrested-hunt-notorious-putney-37296567\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">&#8220;Putney Pusher&#8221;<\/a> attack case has been <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/crime\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">re-arrested<\/a> on suspicion of possessing class-A and class-B drugs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The incident saw a 33-year-old female pedestrian being pushed into the path of a double-decker bus on Putney Bridge in Putney, south-west London in May 2017.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The 44-year-old man was previously detained at his \u00a31.4m home in west London on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm as CCTV images showed a jogger pushing the woman into the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Metropolitan Police have now confirmed the suspect has been re-arrested but has since been bailed pending further investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A<a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/metropolitan-police\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> Met Police<\/a> spokesman said: &#8220;On Monday, 15 June, a 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The arrest relates to an incident on 5 May 2017, where a woman was pushed into the path of a bus on Putney Bridge in Putney. Once in police custody, he was also arrested on suspicion of possession of Class A and Class B drugs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;He has since been bailed pending further investigation in relation to all offences. Enquiries continue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37296721\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37296721\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CCTV footage of the jogger suspected to have pushed a woman in front of a bus\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37296721.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/3_Police-jogger-appeal.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37296721.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/3_Police-jogger-appeal.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37296721.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/3_Police-jogger-appeal.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37296721.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/3_Police-jogger-appeal.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"CCTV footage of the jogger suspected to have pushed a woman in front of a bus\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">CCTV footage of the jogger suspected to have pushed a woman in front of a bus<cite aria-label=\"Image: SWNS\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: SWNS)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The suspect has reportedly served in the Armed Forces, with the arrest carried out after significant new information came to light in recent months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">More than 50 people of interest have been interviewed since the incident as three of them were also arrested and then released without charge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The investigation was then closed in 2018.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">CCTV footage taken from inside the 430 bus, which was travelling at 12mph, were released by the police to help identify the suspect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Bus driver Oliver Salbris swerved around the pedestrian at the last minute, saying: &#8220;If I hadn\u2019t swerved, I would have smashed her head. It was reflex. The consequences would have been terrible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The bus stopped and some passengers rushed to help the victim, who suffered minor injuries. Around 15 minutes later, the woman spotted the jogger running back across the bridge and attempted to speak to him, but &#8220;he did not acknowledge her&#8221;, police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/banker-held-putney-pusher-attack-37303978\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 33-year-old female pedestrian was saved at the last minute when a double-decker bus managed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4_Screenshot-2024-04-08-at-075920JPG.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}