Eric Bellquist eliminated from inquiry two days after he was arrested on suspicion of pushing woman into path of bus

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A 41-year-old man arrested by police after a jogger apparently pushed a woman into the path of a London bus will face no further action.

Eric Bellquist was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm, but on Saturday police said he had now been eliminated from the inquiry.

Bellquist’s lawyers said he had irrefutable proof that he was in the US at the time of the incident, which happened on Putney Bridge in west London on 5 May.

Police have renewed their search for the jogger, described as a white man aged early to mid 30s, with brown eyes and short brown hair. He was wearing a light grey T-shirt and dark blue shorts.

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The bus narrowly missed the woman, who suffered minor injuries. She told police she spotted the jogger again 15 minutes later as he ran back across the bridge and tried to talk to him but he ignored her and carried on with his run.

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