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'The Met Police failed our brother': Putney Pusher suspect's sisters condemn force for 'negligent' handling of case after he took his own life - and say DNA test will clear his name

Daily Mail UK and GB News describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened The 44-year-old private banker was under suspicion of being the jogger who pushed a woman headfirst into the path of an incoming bus on Putney Bridge, south-west London, in May 2017.
The headline split Daily Mail UK frames it as "'The Met Police failed our brother': Putney Pusher suspect's sisters condemn force for 'n...". GB News frames it as "'Putney Pusher' suspect offered to pay for private DNA test to clear name".
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Right / center-right'The Met Police failed our brother': Putney Pusher suspect's sisters condemn force for 'negligent' handling of case after he took...

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Daily Mail UKNews report · Sep 18, 2:28 PM

'The Met Police failed our brother': Putney Pusher suspect's sisters condemn force for 'negligent' handling of case after he took his own life - and say DNA test will clear his name

The 44-year-old private banker was under suspicion of being the jogger who pushed a woman headfirst into the path of an incoming bus on Putney Bridge, south-west London, in May 2017.

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GB NewsNews report · Sep 18, 2:00 PM

'Putney Pusher' suspect offered to pay for private DNA test to clear name

The "Putney Pusher" suspect offered to pay for a private DNA test to clear his name, it has been revealed. The sisters of Nicholas Brandram, the man arrested in connection with the 2017 Put...

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Sep 18, 2:00 PM: GB News joined the source map.

Sep 18, 2:28 PM: Daily Mail UK joined the source map.

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