Suspect in ‘Putney pusher’ case told family that investigation was ‘murdering him’

A family member of the man suspected in the recent Putney drug supply case has revealed harrowing accounts of his mental health decline in the days before his death. According to his sisters, he expressed deep distress over the police investigation, describing it as emotionally devastating and describing himself as having "no fight left." The toll of the ongoing inquiry and public scrutiny reportedly left him unable to envision any resolution, contributing to his deteriorating state. Their testimony sheds light on the psychological strain faced amid legal and media pressures.

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...