A police watchdog says the Metropolitan Police should investigate itself after a man suspected of being the “Putney pusher” is found dead at his home. Nicholas Brandram, 44, is reported by multiple outlets to have been arrested as part of an investigation and later found unresponsive at his home in Chiswick, west London.
The Independent, Sky News and the Evening Standard report that the watchdog’s recommendation involves the Met’s own professional standards function. Each outlet links the call for review to the arrest and the circumstances of Brandram’s death, which occurred earlier this month. The Daily Mail similarly reports Brandram’s age and the date he is found unresponsive, but focuses more directly on the watchdog’s criticism of the force.
Across reports, the core point is the same: the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) advises that the Met should conduct an internal investigation into the arrest rather than leaving it to another body, given the connection to the force involved.
