A man has denied killing a woman who was hit by a van that was being followed by police when it went onto a golf course.

Mother-of-three Suzanne Cherry, 62, was struck by a grey Nissan van at Aston Wood Golf Club near Sutton Coldfield, on April 11, and died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham four days later.

Appearing at Stafford Crown Court on Wednesday, Brett Delaney, 35, denied three charges against him, including the manslaughter of Ms Cherry, who had to be airlifted to hospital following the incident.

He also denied driving a Nissan NV300 van dangerously on Warren Farm Road and Blake Street and causing bodily harm to Ms Cherry by wanton or furious driving.

Co-defendants John McDonald, 51, and Johnny McDonald, who appeared in the dock together prior to Delaney, were not asked to enter any pleas.