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Six arrested after mother-of-three, 62, was killed by van that ran her over as it was being pursued by police
@Source: dailymail.co.uk
Six men have been arrested after a mother-of-three was killed when a van ran her over while she was playing golf with her husband.
Suzanne Cherry, 62, was understood to have been on the first tee with her husband Clinton when she was hit by the van which had left the road via an embankment and on to a golf course while being pursued by police.
After suffering serious injuries in the incident at Aston Wood Golf Club in Sutton Coldfield on April 11, she was airlifted to hospital - but unfortunately the beloved mother died on Tuesday.
Officers in two patrol cars had begun following a grey Nissan van in Kingstanding, Birmingham, on Friday of last week after receiving reports of suspicious activity, according to the the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
They stopped following the van when it came off the road and up an embankment at Aston Wood Golf Club, where it hit Mrs Cherry.
The driver and two passengers ran from the scene, but were arrested days later.
In an update issued today, the force said one of the men, a 41-year-old from Worcester, arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, has been placed on conditional police bail while the investigation continues.
Officers from Staffordshire have since been granted extra time to question two other men: a 51-year-old man from Bloxwich, arrested on suspicion of murder; and a 22-year-old man from Dudley, arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and assisting an offender.
Two further men, aged 36 and aged 26 respectively, both of Coseley, were arrested on Friday by officers in South Wales, each on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Police arrested another man, aged 34, of Wednesbury, on suspicion of manslaughter. He is currently in custody.
Officers are continuing to appeal for witnesses to come forward.
Mrs Cherry, a company director, lived in nearby Aldridge with her husband, who was too upset to comment on Friday.
A neighbour said: 'She was a much-loved friend and neighbour. What happened was just appalling.
‘She was playing golf with her husband. He saw it all happen and is a broken man.’
Another neighbour from the quiet cul-de-sac where the Cherry family lived said: ‘Going to play the game you love on a beautiful day and then that happens. It is beyond comprehension.
‘Why would anyone be driving a van up that bank and onto a golf course. It’s insanity.’
In a tribute online, directors, members of staff and our members of nearby Calderfields Golf and Country Club offered their condolences to her family and friends.
They said: 'Our thoughts also go out to our neighbours, their staff and friends at Aston Wood, this was a tragic and very sad occurrence which should not happen anywhere, let alone on the tranquil environment of a golf course.
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