Matildas captain Sam Kerr allegedly called a police officer “a stupid white bastard” during a dispute over a taxi fare last year, UK newspaperKerr, who has pleaded not guilty and is fighting to have a charge of racially harassing the police officer thrown out of court, was reported to have been sick in the cab after a night out and is then alleged to have unleashed the slur when police arrived.
Kerr is accused of using insulting, threatening or abusive words that caused alarm or distress to an officer in Twickenham, south-west London, on January 30 last year. She was not officially charged until six weeks ago and appeared in court via videolink on Monday to enter a not guilty plea. The alleged incident took place a short drive from Kingsmeadow, where Chelsea play the majority of their home matches.Judge Judith Elaine Coello told the court on Monday that she understood Kerr’s defence would be that she didn’t intend to cause alarm, harassment or distress to the officer and that her behaviour did not amount to it, and it was not racially aggravated.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)