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Exclusive: Sisters of Nicholas Brandram recount 44-year-old’s deteriorating mental health in days before he took his lifeDays before Nicholas Brandram, the man suspected of being the “Putney pusher”, killed himself, he told his family that the police investigation was “murdering him”. He had “no fight left” in him, he told his sisters, Alexia Hicks and Sophie Voelcker, and could not…
Published September 17, 2026 · Category: News
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Exclusive: Sisters of Nicholas Brandram recount 44-year-old’s deteriorating mental health in days before he took his life
Days before Nicholas Brandram, the man suspected of being the “Putney pusher”, killed himself, he told his family that the police investigation was “murdering him”.
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He had “no fight left” in him, he told his sisters, Alexia Hicks and Sophie Voelcker, and could not see an end to the Metropolitan police investigation, or the online abuse.
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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.
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Exclusive: Sisters of Nicholas Brandram recount 44-year-old’s deteriorating mental health in days before he took his lifeDays before Nicholas Brandram, the man suspected of being the “Putney pusher”, killed himself, he told his family that the police investigation was “murdering him”.He had “no fight left” in him, he told his sisters, Alexia Hicks and Sophie Voelcker, and could not see an end to the Metropolitan police investigation, or the online abuse. Continue reading...
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