Kerr denies 'whiteness as insult' against police

Chelsea striker Samantha Kerr has denied using "whiteness as an insult" in an exchange with police at Twickenham station, where she called one officer "stupid and white".

The Australia international denies a charge of causing racially aggravated harassment to PC Stephen Lovell during an incident in south-west London in the early hours of 30 January 2023.

When it was put to her under cross-examination at Kingston Crown Court that she "chose to show hostility" towards the officer "because of his whiteness", she said "that's not what I meant".

In evidence, Ms Kerr said she was "antagonised" by officers after she was taken to the police station by a taxi driver following a dispute.

Ms Kerr was with her partner, West Ham midfielder Kristie Mewis, when the incident allegedly happened.

The striker has previously told the court the driver took the couple to Twickenham police station after she "spit vomited" out of the window of his vehicle while Ms Mewis smashed the rear window as the driver had locked the doors.

At the station, Ms Kerr is alleged to have become "abusive and insulting" towards PC Lovell.

At the court on Thursday, Ms Kerr was asked by prosecutors if she was using PC Lovell's "whiteness as an insult".

She responded: "No, that's not what I meant."

Prosecutor Bill Emlyn Jones KC said to Ms Kerr: "At the moment of expressing your hostility to him because of what you thought was his stupidity, you also chose to show hostility towards him because of his whiteness."

To which Ms Kerr replied: "That's not what I meant."

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