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Mathilde Grandjean

Chelsea striker broke taxi window ‘after driver refused to let her out’

Chelsea striker Sam Kerr outside Kingston Crown Court, south west London, following a hearing where she is charged with alleged racially aggravated harassment of a police officer (Andrew Matthews/PA) - (PA Wire)

Chelsea striker Samantha Kerr told Metropolitan police officers she and her footballer partner broke the rear window of a taxi because they felt “trapped and very scared” after the driver refused to let them out, a jury has heard.

The Australian football star, 31, is on trial charged with causing racially aggravated harassment to Metropolitan Police officer Stephen Lovell during an incident in south-west London, in the early hours of January 30 2023.

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