Three males charged after girl dies following crash on Staffordshire golf course | EUROtoday

Police have charged three males following the demise of a lady in a crash on a golf course after a police pursuit.

Suzanne Cherry, 62, was struck by a Nissan van at Aston Wood Golf Club on Blake Street, Lichfield, at 10.25am on 11 April. She died in hospital on Tuesday final week.

Staffordshire Police have now charged John McDonald, 51, of Bloxwich, with manslaughter, assault by beating and failing to cease a car when directed by an officer.

Johnny McDonald, 22, of Dudley, and Brett Delaney, 34, of Darlaston, Walsall, have been additionally charged with manslaughter.

Three different males who have been arrested in reference to the investigation have been bailed with circumstances. Staffordshire Police mentioned on Monday night that the three charged are due at a plea listening to at Stafford Crown Court on 23 May.

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The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is continuous to analyze the circumstances earlier than the crash, when West Midlands Police officers have been responding to studies of suspicious exercise.

Officers in two patrol automobiles started following the gray Nissan van in Kingstanding, Birmingham, at about 10.15am on Friday, in line with the investigating watchdog.

They stopped following the van when it got here off the street and went up an embankment on the golf course, the place the van hit Ms Cherry.

Specialist officers are persevering with to help Ms Cherry’s household. Her husband shared a tribute to his “beautiful” and “unselfish” spouse on Sunday.

He described his spouse as having an “amazing and infectious zest for life, which touched everyone who was fortunate enough to know her”.

Her husband, who was not named, added: “She was unselfish, always ready to encourage with love and support those around her to achieve more than they themselves thought possible.

“Suzanne leaves a legacy and an unfillable void in the lives of her mother Maureen, her three adult children, two stepchildren and countless others from her work, her sporting activities and social circle.

“Sue was loved, and will be painfully missed by her entire family and friends. We ask that our privacy at this difficult time be respected.”