Man arrested over ‘pushing’ woman into path of bus in Putney
Written by News on 11/08/2017
A man has been arrested after a jogger appeared to push a woman into the path of an oncoming bus in Putney, southwest London.
The 50-year-old suspect was held on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm after officers made enquiries at an address in Chelsea, west London.
He was taken to a south London police station for questioning and has been released under investigation pending further inquiries.
CCTV footage captured the moment the 33-year-old victim was walking across Putney Bridge when a runner knocked her into the road.
She was put in "extreme" danger and only avoided a passing double-decker bus because of the quick reactions of its driver, police said.
Passengers disembarked and rushed to the woman’s aid.
Around 15 minutes later, the jogger is said to have made his way back across the bridge and although the victim tried to speak to him, did not acknowledge her and carried on.
The woman suffered minor injuries in the incident, which happened at about 7.40am on 5 May.
The Metropolitan Police said it had received a "good" response to an appeal since it released footage of the incident on Tuesday.
:: Anyone with information or any witnesses are asked to call Putney Safer Neighbourhood Team on 020 8785 8874 or 101
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