{"id":774541,"date":"2026-09-18T09:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/774541\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T09:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:06:09","slug":"met-was-negligent-and-reckless-sisters-of-putney-pusher-suspect-tell-bbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/774541\/","title":{"rendered":"Met was negligent and reckless, sisters of &#8216;Putney pusher&#8217; suspect tell BBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;He had a withered leg from an injury sustained back from when he&#8217;d been in the army.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;The victim had apparently reported that the attacker had had brown eyes. Our brother had very clear blue eyes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;He had a prominent military tattoo on his forearm, which understandably would have been visible because the runner was wearing a T-shirt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">They also said their brother lived in Notting Hill, had no connection with Putney and   they had evidence to suggest he was in his Bond Street office at the time of the attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;So this came completely out of the blue, off effectively an allegation which must have been either malicious or mistaken.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In further criticism of the Met&#8217;s investigation, the sisters said Brandram never received DNA test results.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">They said he &#8220;willingly&#8221; provided a sample two months ago in the hope of eliminating himself from inquiries and pleaded with police to speed up the results.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Paying tribute to their brother, they said he was warm, enthusiastic and charming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">They said: &#8220;He was a gentleman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;He was our very, very, very loved brother and uncle, father, son. He was a real family man and we&#8217;ve always been a very close family and didn&#8217;t deserve any of this happening to him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/curation\/p0cjdwm5\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sounds<\/a> and follow BBC London on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCLondon\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook, external<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCLondonNews\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X, external<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbclondon\/?hl=en\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram, external<\/a>. 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