Six people have been arrested after a woman died at Aston Wood Golf Club [BBC]
Three more men have been arrested over the death of a woman who was hit by a van on a golf course near Sutton Coldfield.
Suzanne Cherry, 62, from Aldridge, died in hospital on Tuesday, four days after she was struck at Aston Wood Golf Club, in Little Aston, by a grey Nissan van, which had been involved in a police pursuit.
Three men were arrested on Wednesday and two of those remained in custody for questioning, Staffordshire Police said. The third has been released on bail.
A force spokesperson confirmed three other men were arrested in connection with Ms Cherry’s death on Friday.
Two men from Coseley, near Dudley, aged 36 and 26, were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, along with a third, a 34-year-old from Wednesbury, who was detained on suspicion of manslaughter.
The other two who remained in custody were a 51-year-old man from Bloxwich, who was being held on suspicion of murder, and a 22-year-old man from Dudley held on suspicion of manslaughter and assisting an offender.
Staffordshire Police said officers were granted extra time to question the two suspects.
The collision involved a grey Nissan van, police said [BBC]
The suspect released on bail, a 41-year-old man from Worcester, had been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Anyone with information that could help the investigation has been urged to contact Staffordshire Police.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating the circumstances prior to the collision when officers from West Midlands Police had responded to the vehicle being involved in reports of suspicious activity.
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