{"id":2460615,"date":"2026-06-15T17:44:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2460615"},"modified":"2026-06-15T17:44:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:44:06","slug":"millionaire-with-ties-to-uk-royal-family-accused-of-being-notorious-jogger-seen-pushing-woman-in-front-of-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/millionaire-with-ties-to-uk-royal-family-accused-of-being-notorious-jogger-seen-pushing-woman-in-front-of-bus\/","title":{"rendered":"Millionaire with ties to UK royal family accused of being notorious jogger seen pushing woman in front of bus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A millionaire banker with ties to the British royal family has been arrested for allegedly being London\u2019s notorious \u201cPutney Pusher,\u201d a jogger filmed pushing a woman in front of a moving bus, almost killing her.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect was arrested Monday at his $1.8 million home in west London nearly a decade after surveillance footage captured the terrifying near-death encounter on London\u2019s Putney Bridge in 2017, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-15895123\/Wealthy-banker-connections-royalty-arrested-hunt-notorious-Putney-Pusher.html\">the Daily Mail reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The long-viral footage showed the jogger callously knocking down the passing pedestrian, sending her sprawling into a road \u2014 with a bus driver swerving just in time to avoid rolling over her head.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The suspect shoved the woman into the street as a bus was approaching. <span class=\"credit\">Metropolitan Police Service<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fifteen minutes later, the man ran back across the bridge in the opposite direction and was confronted by the victim while she was still being helped \u2014 but he ignored her and ran on by.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The victim, 33, miraculously suffered only minor injuries.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The suspect is a 44-year-old decorated British Army veteran who served in several major conflicts, according to the Daily Mail, which did not identify him by name.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Police have not identified the suspect but confirmed he was arrested Monday. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He has familial connections to some of Europe\u2019s royal dynasties, including the UK\u2019s reigning House of Windsor, the paper reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After leaving the military, he reportedly had a successful career in banking and has advised multiple wealthy clients.<\/p>\n<p>London\u2019s Metropolitan Police confirmed an arrest had been made, while stressing that \u201cinquiries continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bizarre attack, which happened around 7:40 a.m. on May 4, 2017, went unsolved for years even after London investigators interviewed 50 people and arrested three suspects, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2017\/08\/11\/american-financier-arrested-in-london-jogger-attack\/\">including an American financier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The bus missed striking the woman\u2019s head by inches. <span class=\"credit\">Metropolitan Police Service<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, no charges were ever filed and cops closed the case in 2018.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The shocking incident made national headlines and even inspired a play called \u201cOnce Upon a Bridge,\u201d written by Irish playwright Sonya Kelly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Oliver Salbris, the bus driver, said he thinks about what happened every time he drives over the Putney Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever I\u2019m on the bridge, I look very carefully at the pedestrians on the [sidewalk], I just can\u2019t help it. I wouldn\u2019t say it haunts me, but it\u2019s not something I can easily forget,\u201d he told the Daily Mail in April.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m glad my reactions were quick on that day, or it would have ended very differently, both for me and the woman who was pushed. Her head was only a few [inches] from the bus and the wheel, even after I swerved to avoid her.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A millionaire banker with ties to the British royal family has been arrested for allegedly being London\u2019s notorious \u201cPutney Pusher,\u201d a jogger filmed pushing a woman in front of a moving bus, almost killing her. 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