A jury found the Chelsea footballer not guilty of racially aggravated harassment after she called a police officer ‘stupid and white’. Police bodyworn camera footage, released during the trial, showed PC Stephen Lovell dismissing her claims and calling her ‘little missy’ as she and her partner Kristie Mewis were giving their version of events to him. Kerr explained that she had felt they were ‘taken hostage’ by a taxi driver as he locked the doors and drove them to a police station after she vomited out the vehicle window.
Sam Kerr found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment of police officer
Sam Kerr trial: how a drunken night out revealed questions of race, power and privilege
Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2025/feb/11/police-footage-shows-officer-dismissing-sam-kerr-claims-before-arrest-video
Author : Guardian Staff
Publish date : 2025-02-11 17:56:36
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
