Man denies causing woman's golf course death

Suzanne Cherry died in April, four days after she was struck at Aston Wood Golf Club

A man has pleaded not guilty to killing a woman who was hit by a van on a golf course in Staffordshire.

Mother-of-three Suzanne Cherry, 62, from Aldridge, Walsall, died on 15 April, four days after she was struck at Aston Wood Golf Club by a van that had been involved in a police pursuit.

Brett Delaney, 34, of Darlaston, Walsall, appeared at Stafford Crown Court on Wednesday.

He pleaded not guilty to a total of three counts - manslaughter, dangerous driving and to causing bodily harm by wanton/furious driving.

Two other men who were also charged in relation to the incident did not enter pleas on Wednesday.

John McDonald, 51, of Bloxwich, Walsall, and Johnny McDonald, 22, of Dudley are due to appear in court on 2 July.

Ms Cherry was struck at Aston Wood Golf Club

Speaking in April, Ms Cherry's husband said she had an "amazing and infectious zest for life" but their "future together was snatched away in an instant".

He described how he "watched in helpless horror" as his wife was fatally injured at the golf club on Blake Street in Shenstone.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct has been investigating the circumstances leading up to the crash, and the involvement of the force in pursuit of the van, West Midlands Police.