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As any woman in the back of a locked taxi knows, Sam Kerr should never have been brought to court

The Matildas and Chelsea forward won’t be proud of the footage of her in a police station. But her acquittal underlines that the charges and court battle that followed were a waste of time and money

The Guardian - UK

Sam Kerr verdict: what it means for law in the UK and the star athlete’s soccer career

A London court has found Sam Kerr not guilty of the racially aggravated harassment of Metropolitan Police officer Stephen Lovell.

The Conversation

Sam Kerr apologises for ‘expressing myself poorly’ after not guilty verdict

The Australian international made the comments to Pc Stephen Lovell during an incident in south-west London in the early hours of January 30 2023.

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Chelsea star Sam Kerr apologises for ‘expressing myself poorly’ after not guilty verdict

The Australian international said verdict means she ‘can finally put this challenging period behind me’

Evening Standard

Sam Kerr trial: how a drunken night out revealed questions of race, power and privilege

The jury’s verdict to clear the Australia and Chelsea star shows the complexity of cases with a racial charge

The Guardian - UK

Sam Kerr’s Defence Claims UK Police Behaviour Was ‘Utterly Indefensible’

Sam Kerr's defence barrister has slammed the UK police's treatment of the Matildas star as "utterly indefensible" during closing remarks.

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Matildas skipper Kerr waits after jury is sent out

A jury in Sam Kerr's London trial on charges of racially aggravated harassment has finished hearing evidence and been sent out to consider their verdict.

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Sam Kerr trial: conduct of police was ‘completely unacceptable’, defence claims

Jury sent out to consider verdict after barrister claims officers made ‘no meaningful attempt’ to investigate the footballer’s taxi claim

The Guardian - AU

Sam Kerr ‘stupid and white’ remark as racist as ‘stupid and black’ – prosecutors

The Australia international is on trial charged with causing racially aggravated harassment to Pc Stephen Lovell.

Evening Standard

Sam Kerr was ‘speaking her truth’ in clash with police, partner tells court

Kristie Mewis says the Matildas star was ‘treated differently’ by officers after a late-night taxi dispute and that the pair felt ‘gaslit’

The Guardian - UK

Partner of Chelsea striker Sam Kerr accuses police of ‘gaslighting’

West Ham midfielder Kristie Mewis, 33, gave evidence at Kingston Crown Court on Thursday

The Independent UK

Tearful partner of Chelsea striker Sam Kerr accuses police of ‘gaslighting’

West Ham midfielder Kristie Mewis, 33, gave evidence at Kingston Crown Court on Thursday where Kerr is on trial.

Evening Standard

Chelsea striker Sam Kerr denies using ‘whiteness as an insult’ against police

The Australia international is on trial charged with causing racially aggravated harassment to Pc Stephen Lovell.

The Independent UK

Kerr recalls racism, denies 'kicking off' in taxi

Matildas captain Sam Kerr has claimed a London cop treated her differently because of the colour of her skin and recalled experiencing racism in Australia.

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Evening Standard

Police treated me differently because of ‘colour of my skin’ – Chelsea’s Kerr

The Australia international is on trial charged with causing racially aggravated harassment to Pc Stephen Lovell.

The Independent UK

Chelsea striker Sam Kerr says she feared for her life while trapped in taxi

The court also heard that Kerr made reference to Sarah Everard at the police station

Evening Standard

Chelsea striker Sam Kerr says ‘I feared for my life’ while ‘trapped’ in taxi

The Australia international is on trial charged with causing racially aggravated harassment to Pc Stephen Lovell

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Cop Who Arrested Sam Kerr Accused Of ‘Making Something Up To Get A Charge Over The Line’

“You made an assumption about her that she was a troublemaker, that she was difficult and, because of what she does for a living, she was an arrogant person?”

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I wish I'd just walked away and gone home: Kerr

The second day of the trial of Australia women's soccer captain Sam Kerr on charges of racially aggravated harassment has heard her regret the night's events.

Evening Standard

Chelsea striker felt ignored by male police ‘after fearing for her life in taxi’

Samantha Kerr, 31, is on trial charged with causing racially aggravated harassment after calling a Met officer ‘stupid and white’.

The Guardian - AU

Sam Kerr trial: officer did not mention impact of ‘stupid and white’ comments in first statement, court hears

Defence claims PC Stephen Lovell only submitted second statement after CPS declined to charge Matildas star

Evening Standard

Officer ‘was determined’ to pursue prosecution of Chelsea striker Sam Kerr

Kerr, 31, is on trial charged with causing racially aggravated harassment to Pc Stephen Lovell after calling him ‘stupid and white’.

AAP

Kerr, partner feared kidnap by cab driver, court told

In a video played to a London court Sam Kerr has described how she and her partner felt they were kidnapped by a taxi driver on the night she was arrested.

The Guardian - AU

Sam Kerr called policeman ‘stupid and white’ after late-night taxi dispute

Matildas star’s night out ended in a row with a cab driver and her allegedly being abusive to PC Stephen Lovell

Evening Standard

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

Chelsea striker Samantha Kerr and fellow footballer Kristie Mewis told officers they felt ‘very scared’ after a taxi driver ‘refused to let them out’.

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