London police have arrested a 44-year-old millionaire banker in connection with the long-unsolved Putney Bridge case, nearly nine years after a woman was pushed into the path of a double-decker bus. The Metropolitan Police said the man was detained on June 15 on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm, after new evidence emerged in the investigation.
The original incident took place on May 5, 2017, during the morning rush hour on Putney Bridge in southwest London. CCTV showed a jogger pushing a 33-year-old woman off the pavement and toward the road just as bus route 430 approached. The bus, traveling at about 20 kph, was swerved away in time by driver Oliver Selvaris, who later said that if he had not reacted instantly, he could have struck the woman in the head. She suffered only minor injuries and her identity was never made public.
About 15 minutes later, police said, the same runner was seen returning across the bridge in the opposite direction. The woman, who was still at the scene and receiving treatment, recognized him and tried to speak to him, but he did not respond and kept walking. The case became one of Britain’s most notorious unsolved incidents after the footage was released.
Investigators questioned more than 50 people and arrested three suspects over the years, including an American investment banker who proved he was in the United States at the time. No one was charged, and the inquiry was closed in 2018 before being reopened after fresh evidence arrived in recent months. The latest suspect, described in reports as a senior private banker and former British Army officer with ties to European royalty, remains a suspect only and has been released on bail while inquiries continue.
