A man has described watching “in helpless horror” as his wife was struck by a van at a golf club.
Suzanne Cherry, 62, of Aldridge, died in hospital on 15 April, four days after she was involved in a collision at Aston Wood golf course in Sutton Coldfield near Birmingham at 10.25am on 11 April.
Paying tribute to his “beautiful wife” in a message released by West Midlands police, Cherry’s husband 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.”
He added that she left behind “an unfillable void” in the lives of her mother, Maureen, her three adult children, two stepchildren and colleagues and friends, including those from her sporting activities.
“Sue was loved, and will be painfully missed by her entire family and friends, we ask that our privacy at this difficult time be respected,” he said.
Officers from three different forces have made six arrests in total relating to the incident.
West Midlands police arrested three men on 16 April, including a 51-year-old man, from Bloxwich, arrested on suspicion of murder; a 22-year-old man, from Dudley, on suspicion of manslaughter and assisting an offender; and a 41-year-old man, from Worcester, on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Officers from Staffordshire police arrested another man, aged 34, of Wednesbury, on 18 April on suspicion of manslaughter.
Two other men, aged 36 and 26, both of Coseley, were arrested on 18 April by officers in south Wales, each on suspicion of assisting an offender.
The suspects are being questioned by detectives in custody in Staffordshire, except for the suspect from Worcester, who has since been released and placed on conditional police bail.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is continuing to investigate the circumstances prior to the collision, when West Midlands police officers were responding to the vehicle being involved in reports of suspicious activity.
Officers are continuing to appeal for information and are particularly keen to hear via an online portal from anyone who was in the area of Blake Street and Birmingham Road between Sutton Coldfield and Shenstone in the morning of 11 April, and those with dashcam, CCTV and doorbell footage.
