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| Sam Kerr trial: Met Police officer challenged in court over motives | |
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| Chelsea and Australia star Samantha Kerr is considered to be one of the world's best strikers | Chelsea and Australia star Samantha Kerr is considered to be one of the world's best strikers |
| Chelsea striker Samantha Kerr "felt ignored" by Met Police officers after telling them a taxi driver had left her fearing for her life, a jury has heard. | Chelsea striker Samantha Kerr "felt ignored" by Met Police officers after telling them a taxi driver had left her fearing for her life, a jury has heard. |
| The Australia international is charged with causing racially aggravated harassment to PC Stephen Lovell by calling him "stupid and white". | The Australia international is charged with causing racially aggravated harassment to PC Stephen Lovell by calling him "stupid and white". |
| Ms Kerr and her partner, West Ham midfielder Kristie Mewis, had been for a night out in south-west London and decided to get a taxi home in the early hours of 30 January 2023. | Ms Kerr and her partner, West Ham midfielder Kristie Mewis, had been for a night out in south-west London and decided to get a taxi home in the early hours of 30 January 2023. |
| The driver said he drove the couple to Twickenham police station after one of the passengers was sick in his vehicle, refused to pay the clean-up fee, and smashed the rear window. | The driver said he drove the couple to Twickenham police station after one of the passengers was sick in his vehicle, refused to pay the clean-up fee, and smashed the rear window. |
| Footage of Sam Kerr calling PC Stephen Lovell "stupid and white" was played to the jury on Monday | Footage of Sam Kerr calling PC Stephen Lovell "stupid and white" was played to the jury on Monday |
| PC Lovell first saw Ms Kerr as she crawled through a smashed taxi window outside the police station, Kingston Crown Court was told. | PC Lovell first saw Ms Kerr as she crawled through a smashed taxi window outside the police station, Kingston Crown Court was told. |
| The women told officers the taxi driver had been "acting in a crazy way" by driving very fast, repeatedly stopping and speeding up again, locking them in the car, and refusing to let them go for about 15 minutes. | The women told officers the taxi driver had been "acting in a crazy way" by driving very fast, repeatedly stopping and speeding up again, locking them in the car, and refusing to let them go for about 15 minutes. |
| A "heated" discussion about the incident ensued at the station, during which Ms Kerr allegedly became "abusive and insulting" towards PC Lovell. She was captured on a body-worn camera calling him "stupid and white". | A "heated" discussion about the incident ensued at the station, during which Ms Kerr allegedly became "abusive and insulting" towards PC Lovell. She was captured on a body-worn camera calling him "stupid and white". |
| The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) initially ruled that the evidence did not meet the threshold to charge Ms Kerr, but a second statement by PC Lovell made 10 months after his first led to the Met Police charging the striker. | The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) initially ruled that the evidence did not meet the threshold to charge Ms Kerr, but a second statement by PC Lovell made 10 months after his first led to the Met Police charging the striker. |
| Giving evidence earlier on Tuesday, PC Lovell denied he had made his later statement "purely to get a criminal charge over the line". | Giving evidence earlier on Tuesday, PC Lovell denied he had made his later statement "purely to get a criminal charge over the line". |
| PC Stephen Lovell in court on Tuesday | PC Stephen Lovell in court on Tuesday |
| Ms Kerr accepts making the "stupid and white" comments, but denies they amount to the charge. | Ms Kerr accepts making the "stupid and white" comments, but denies they amount to the charge. |
| In a police interview the following day, Ms Kerr, of previous good character, told the officer in charge that she "shouldn't have been so front-footed" but she had been feeling "very, very threatened". | In a police interview the following day, Ms Kerr, of previous good character, told the officer in charge that she "shouldn't have been so front-footed" but she had been feeling "very, very threatened". |
| She did not have a lawyer, and told the officer she vomited through the window, "and in that moment onwards the taxi driver became very aggressive" and was driving dangerously. | She did not have a lawyer, and told the officer she vomited through the window, "and in that moment onwards the taxi driver became very aggressive" and was driving dangerously. |
| "He literally was so dangerous and so scary and he had us both very, very afraid." | "He literally was so dangerous and so scary and he had us both very, very afraid." |
| Sam Kerr signed for Chelsea in 2019 | Sam Kerr signed for Chelsea in 2019 |
| During her police interview, Ms Kerr explained that she could not recall which officer was PC Lovell, but said: "We spoke to three officers and honestly I didn't feel very helped. | During her police interview, Ms Kerr explained that she could not recall which officer was PC Lovell, but said: "We spoke to three officers and honestly I didn't feel very helped. |
| "We were both very scared, very upset and we didn't feel like we, I guess, were believed on arrival, and were kind of being – not forced – but told 'just behave, just behave, just behave'." | "We were both very scared, very upset and we didn't feel like we, I guess, were believed on arrival, and were kind of being – not forced – but told 'just behave, just behave, just behave'." |
| She added: "I just want to add how I didn't feel we were being heard; I've never been in a situation like that where the taxi driver has locked the door and [driven] two females around – that's why I felt so angry and so upset." | She added: "I just want to add how I didn't feel we were being heard; I've never been in a situation like that where the taxi driver has locked the door and [driven] two females around – that's why I felt so angry and so upset." |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |
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