Trial Sam Kerr: Chelsea’s wife of a football player says the police treated her differently ‘because of my skin color’ | Football news

Chelsea football player Sam Kerr said the police treated her differently “because of my skin color” after an incident claiming that she and her partner took the “hostage” by the taxi driver.

Australia International is a trial accused of causing a racial harassment of PC Stephen Lovella during an incident in the southwest of London in the early hours of January 30, 2023.

It is alleged that Kerr, 31, and her partner, midfielder West Ham Kristie Mewis, drank when a taxi driver drove them to the Twickenham Police Station who complained that they refused to pay the cleaning costs after one of them was ill and one from them broke the back window of the vehicle.

At the police station, Kerr reportedly became “violent and offensive” according to PC Lovell, calling him “stupid and white.”

The jury in the court of Kown heard on Wednesday that Kerr had told the police “This is a racial thing.” Asked about these comments, Kerr said: “I believed that they treated me differently because of what they considered to be the color of my skin – especially the behavior of PC Lovell.

“The way he accused me of lying and later arrested me for criminal damage even though Kristie said it was just the one (who broke the taxi window).

“At the time, I thought they were trying to put it on me on me.”

When asked about her comments to PC Lovell, Kerr replied: “I drank a few drinks, mixed with a tired, I was in a terrified and distressed state and (was) scared for my life 15 or 20 minutes ago.”

She said she regretted the way she was expressed, but she added, “I feel the message is still relevant.”

Kerr told the court that he believed that the taxi driver was “abandoning” her and Mrs. Mewis and holding them “hostage”. At the Kerr Police Station, he referred to Sarah Everard, killed by a metropolitan police officer Wayne Couzens in 2023, speaking to police officers about “Girl in Clapham” who “raped and killed”.

PC Lovell allegedly said, “Do you think a taxi driver, who will rape and kill you, would take you to a police station?” To which Kerr replied, “You’re sick.”

When asked why she said this, she told the court, “I thought she was bringing in the light of what happened to us. I thought it was an antagonizing comment.”

When asked about the further comment “You are literally a white privileged person,” she replied: “It was clear to me that he had no idea about the power and privilege he had at that moment or in life … never had to think about what might be you happen as a female. “

PC lovell camera shots have previously been played by jurors, in which Kerr says PC Samuel Limb says she and Mrs. Mewis “very scared” and “trying to escape” Kabin when they damaged the vehicle.

Giving evidence earlier on Wednesday, Kerr told the jury that she had thrown her head out the window when she began to feel sick before the driver “overturned” him and started “driving dangerous.”

She said, “He accelerated and started turning into the straps and going out … We threw myself away. I couldn’t hear what he was saying. He accelerated and stopped.

“None of us had belts so we got up and tried to talk to him … It felt like he was going wherever he meant … I was terrified.”

Kerr said that a dangerous ride continued for 15 to 20 minutes, adding: “I was terrified for my life. It all went through my mind when I was in a car with a stranger I thought he was dangerous. There was no explanation with him. It was his path or nothing.

“Christie asked him to stop the car, but there was no change in his ride. We had no idea where we were. Kristie was very upset. She cried and scared. I never saw her before and made me more scared.

“I started to realize how serious the situation was. It put me in a trademark … He had power over us.

“We were not in control … I thought he was dangerous for driving, but also because he could take us anywhere. He couldn’t follow him so no one knew where we were.”

Kerr said he repeatedly tried to open the door and windows several times, but the rest were locked.

In the end, Mrs. Mewis “threw out (window) with her boot”, which resulted in Kerr felt “easier”, but she added, “We didn’t go out immediately as the car was still moving.”

Asked by the prosecutor if he still believed that she and her partner were “abducted”, Kerr said she was.

In further issue, they asked her if she knew the police advised the taxi driver to bring the couple to the police station, to which she answered: “I now.”

Kerr told the jury that she had never used black cabins and was preferred by Uber because she felt it was safer and the vehicles could be monitored.

Born in Perth, she was also referring to the Australian Serial killer Claremont: “I lived in a country where there was a serial killer for 30 years, which was thought to be a taxi driver. Everyone was talking about not getting into the taxi.”

Kerr asked about her upbringing in Australia and experience with racism there and in the UK.

Finding herself as a white Anglo -Indian, Chelsea striker said she saw her father and brother – who were treated differently because of the color of their skin.

Kerr also said that she experienced her firsthand at school, on social media and even in shopping centers, saying the jury: “Sometimes a security guard will follow me.”

The trial continues.