Chelsea footballer Sam Kerr told a court she feared for her life while trapped in a taxi with her partner, moments before the window was smashed. Ms Kerr is on trial charged with racially aggravated harassment to a police officer during an incident in London.
Chelsea footballer Sam Kerr has told a court she feared for her life as she and her partner were "trapped" in the back of a taxi moments before one of them smashed the vehicle's rear window.
Ms Kerr told the jury she had put her head out of the window when she began to feel sick before the driver closed it and began to "drive dangerously".The driver took the couple to Twickenham police station, where the incident with PC Lovell happened.was "prominent" in her mind, as she said the driver of the taxi had locked the doors and did not respond when she and her partner Kristie Mewis "begged" him to let them out.
When asked, she said Ms Mewis kicked the back window with her boot a few times before it shattered and she was relieved "there was a way out".
SAM KERR CHELSEA TAXI RACIAL AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT POLICE OFFICER
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