Moment Chelsea striker Sam Kerr arrested in London

Sam Kerr, the star footballer for Chelsea and Australia, called a Metropolitan Police officer “f***ing stupid and white” after fearing she had been kidnapped by a taxi driver, it has been revealed in court.

Kerr, 31, has been charged with racially aggravated harassment of a white officer, PC Stephen Lovell. The incident occurred early on January 30, 2023 in Twickenham, southwest London.

Her trial, which is scheduled for four days and has generated huge media interest in Australia, began on Monday at Kingston upon Thames crown court. Kerr’s father is half-Indian and it was noted in court that the player identifies as “white Anglo-Indian”.

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