Chelsea footballer Samantha Kerr alleges she was treated differently by police officers at Twickenham station due to her race. Kerr denies racially aggravated harassment charges stemming from an altercation with PC Stephen Lovell after a taxi dispute. She claims the officers didn't believe her account of events and made her feel like a liar. Kerr also testified about previous experiences with racism, including instances on social media and at shopping centers.
Chelsea footballer Samantha Kerr has told a court she believes officers at Twickenham police station treated her differently based on "what they perceived to be the colour of my skin".
A video showed to Kingston Crown Court shows Ms Kerr swearing at the officer and saying it was "a racial thing".Footage of Sam Kerr calling PC Stephen Lovell "stupid and white" was played to the jury on MondayMs Kerr told the court the driver took the couple to Twickenham police station after said she "spit vomited" out of the window of his vehicle while Ms Mewis smashed the rear window as the driver had locked the doors.
Ms Kerr told the court she took a video of what was happening because she felt she needed to prove she was being treated poorly. 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".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 "begged" him to let them out.Ms Kerr also told the court she had experienced "being treated differently" because of the colour of her skin.
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