Millionaire banker in ‘Putney Pusher’ case re-arrested over ‘drugs possession’

A man arrested in relation to the ‘Putney Pusher’ case of 2017 has been detained again after police found drugs at his London home.

Yesterday, an unnamed banker and former British Army officer was arrested nine years after a woman was thrown under a bus in Putney in the now-infamous case.

The suspect, 44, was arrested at his home in west London on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm and released on bail.

But the Metropolitan Police have now said he was re-arrested after having Class A and Class B drugs.

They added: ‘He has since been bailed pending further investigation in relation to all offences. Enquiries continue.’

In May 2017, the so-called ‘Putney Pusher’ pushed a woman in front of a bus on Putney Bridge in London, and his identity has remained unknown ever since.

The driver of the bus managed to swerve out of the way and avoid hitting the 33-year-old woman, but shocking CCTV footage sparked a years-long manhunt to find the pusher.

The ‘millionaire’ suspect reportedly has ties to several European royal families and works as a director at a private bank after serving with the British Army.

After issuing a widespread plea for any leads, police were forced to close the case, despite two arrests being made and 50 suspects questioned.

They added: ‘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.’

The bus driver, Oliver Salbris, was branded a hero for his quick work to avoid hitting the woman.

The bus driver told the Sunday Times in 2017 he thought he was going to hit her: ‘If I hadn’t swerved, I would have smashed her head.

‘It was reflex. The consequences would have been terrible for her – and for me,’ he said.

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