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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Matthew Weaver

Man arrested over 2017 ‘Putney pusher’ incident on south-west London bridge

Closeup view of a stone arch of Putney Bridge over the River Thames.
A man was arrested on Monday over the 2017 incident on Putney Bridge. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

A man suspected of being the “Putney pusher” who appeared to shove a woman into the path of a bus while jogging on Putney Bridge in south-west London has been arrested nine years after the incident.

On Monday, the Metropolitan police force – which had closed the case in 2018 – announced the arrest of a 44-year-old man on suspicion of causing attempted grievous bodily harm.

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