A fundamental plank of English justice is that it should be seen to be done. Charlotte Moreau reports on changes to the courts system in Herefordshire that threaten that treasured principle THE peace of a spring evening was ripped apart for Jacky Herschy when she was told of the death of her sister in a car crash. Susan Thatcher, 67, had been travelling from her Shrewsbury home to her sister’s in Leominster’s Broad Street when her Octavia was hit by a BMW travelling in the opposite direction. Emergency services rushed to the scene on the A49 near Leominster, but Mrs Thatcher – a retired GP practice manager and dedicated Save the Children branch chair – was confirmed dead at the scene.