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Mr Brandram was suspected of pushing a woman in front of a bus has been found dead at his home, nine years after the mystery attack
The family of Nicholas Brandram have insisted he was not the so-called "Putney pusher".
They said he "took his own life after months of immense pressure caused by a Metropolitan Police investigation".
Mr Brandram’s family said there was no forensic evidence linking the 44-year-old banker to the 2017 incident in which a jogger shoved a woman headfirst into the path of an oncoming bus on Putney Bridge in south-west London.
In a statement, they said: "There was no forensic evidence linking Nick to it, no evidence placing him on Putney Bridge at that time, and no credible evidence that he was the man shown in the footage.
“Despite that, the police chose to arrest Nick rather than invite him to attend for interview.
"They searched his home and the Met Police press team then released information which inevitably led to speculation and Nick being identified in subsequent reporting."
The family added: "For Nick, the consequences did not disappear."
They said: "He was left for months carrying the stigma of an appalling allegation which the police themselves clearly recognised was unsupported by the evidence.
"He lived with the shame, anxiety, humiliation and extraordinary pressure created by a wholly unnecessary investigation."
They said the police were repeatedly asked to end their investigation and warned about the impact the investigation was having on Mr Brandram’s mental health.
The family added: "Even then, the investigation was not brought to an end. As a result, Nick is dead."
