Chelsea's Kerr called PC 'stupid and white', court hears

Chelsea striker Samantha Kerr called a Met Police serviceman "stupid and white" during an incidental astatine a constabulary presumption successful south-west London, a assemblage has been told.

The Australian footballer is connected proceedings charged with causing racially aggravated harassment to PC Stephen Lovell, successful the aboriginal hours of 30 January 2023.

It is alleged that Ms Kerr and her partner, chap footballer Kristie Mewis, had been retired drinking erstwhile they were driven to Twickenham constabulary presumption by a taxi operator who complained the passengers refused to wage clean-up costs aft 1 of them was sick, and that 1 of them smashed the vehicle's rear window.

Ms Kerr, 31, denies immoderate wrongdoing.

At the constabulary station, Ms Kerr is alleged to person go "abusive and insulting" towards PC Stephen Lovell.

Footage from the officer's assemblage worn camera was played to a assemblage sitting astatine Kingston Crown Court connected Monday, successful which Ms Kerr uses an expletive and tells the serviceman helium was "stupid and white".

Prosecution barrister Bill Emlyn Jones KC told the assemblage the comments near PC Lovell "shocked, upset, and humiliated".

Ms Kerr described the full concern arsenic distressing and "a heated moment".

Grace Forbes, defending, said: "Nobody disputes the words that were said.

"But elemental words, adjacent words similar these, bash not marque you blameworthy of a transgression offence."

She added: "The words were a comment, nevertheless poorly expressed, astir positions of power, astir privilege, and however those things mightiness colour perception."

According to the prosecution, Ms Kerr and Ms Mewis had been drinking connected the nighttime of 29 January 2023, earlier deciding to instrumentality a taxi home.

The operator aboriginal called the constabulary to kick that a pistillate wrong his taxi was trying to smash the rear window.

The relation advised the taxi operator to propulsion up extracurricular Twickenham constabulary presumption and to question the assistance of constabulary officers there, the tribunal heard.

PC Lovell and a chap PC were successful a marked constabulary conveyance driving towards the station, and arrived astatine the aforesaid clip arsenic the taxi astatine astir 02:20 GMT.

Mr Emlyn Jones said: "The officers saw Ms Kerr crawling retired of the breached rear model of the taxi."

The tribunal heard that some Ms Kerr and Ms Mewis approached the constabulary car successful a "distressed state".

The prosecution continued: "Inside the constabulary presumption Ms Kerr said the taxi operator had collected them but had past refused to instrumentality them to Ms Kerr's address.

"They felt that the taxi operator was kidnapping them, and truthful they broke the rear model successful bid to flight and rise the alarm.

"PC Lovell went backmost extracurricular to inspect the harm to the taxi.

"The taxi operator explained 1 of his passengers had been sick and helium had asked them to wage for the outgo of cleaning it up, and they refused.

"It was astatine that constituent that helium had called the police."

Jurors were told PC Lovell tried to explicate what the taxi operator had said, but they kept interrupting him.

Ms Kerr tin beryllium heard connected assemblage camera footage claiming she had herself tried to telephone the constabulary erstwhile she was successful the taxi, but that they had hung up connected her.

When PC Lovell replied "They wouldn't bash that", Ms Kerr swore astatine the officers and doubly called them "stupid and white".

The proceedings continues.