Three men appear in court over death of mother, 62, killed in golf course ‘hit and run’ in front of her helpless husband
Three men have appeared in court on charges of manslaughter of a lady killed at a golf course by a police-following
van.
Four days after being struck by the grey Nissan that had been involved in a police pursuit at the Aston Wood Golf
Club on the outskirts of Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, Suzanne Cherry, 62, passed away in the hospital.
At a preliminary hearing at Wolverhamton Crown Court, John McDonald, 51, Johnny McDonald, 22, and Brett
Delaney, 34, appeared via videolink from HMP Dovegate.
After being struck by the van on April 11, Ms. Cherry, a mother of three and company director from Aldridge, West
Midlands, was airlifted to the hospital.
According to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), two police vehicles had been pursuing the van after
receiving complaints of questionable behaviour.
The car hit Ms. Cherry at the golf course after going off-road and up an embankment, so they gave up pursuing it.
who has also been charged with assault by beating, and Johnny McDonald from Dudley sat together in a prison
conference room.
The defendants merely spoke to verify their names, and Judge Chambers informed them that they will be able to
enter their pleas to the allegations against them at Stafford Crown Court at their next hearing.
Judge Chambers adjourned the case until a plea and directions hearing on May 23. He informed the defendants that
they would “be asked if you plead guilty or not guilty to these charges.” The judge also stated that they had an
absolute right to a trial and that they must remain in custody in the interim. On Sunday, Clinton Harrison, Ms.
Cherry’s husband, revealed how he watched in “helpless horror” as his wife’s life was “snatched away in an instant.”
Harrison had been on the first tee with his wife when she was struck.
Paying tribute to his wife in a statement released by police, Mr Harrison said: ‘On Friday 11 April, while enjoying
what should have been the safest of one of Suzanne’s many activities, I watched in helpless horror as the life of my
beautiful wife and our future together was snatched away in an instant.
‘Suzanne had an amazing and infectious zest for life which touched everyone who was fortunate enough to know her.
‘She was unselfish, always ready to encourage with love and support those around her to achieve more than they
themselves thought possible.’
In the lives of her mother Maureen, her three adult children, her two stepchildren, and “countless others from her
work, her sporting activities, and her social circle,” he claimed his wife left a “legacy and an unfillable void.”
“Sue was loved and will be deeply missed by her entire family and friends,” Mr. Harrison stated. “We ask that our
privacy be respected during this difficult time.”
The incident occurred on Friday, April 11 at approximately 10.25 a.m.
According to the IOPC, officers had initially begun pursuing the van in Kingstanding, Birmingham.
West Midlands Police officers were responding to complaints of suspicious conduct involving the vehicle when the
collision occurred, and the police watchdog is still looking into what happened before the collision.
The defendants appeared in court for the first time at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Monday after being
charged.
John McDonald’s conviction for failing to stop a car when instructed to do so by a policeman has been dropped.
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