Sam Kerr tells court she was treated differently because of ‘the colour of my skin’

Matildas star accuses police over behaviour after she endured a cab journey that turned ‘very scary’ after she was sick out of the window

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Sam Kerr said she was treated differently by police because of “the colour of my skin” after they doubted her account of being locked in a taxi that was speeding and swerving which she said left her “terrified” for her life, a court has heard.

Kerr, 31, the captain of the Australian women’s football team and Chelsea’s star striker, is on trial at Kingston crown court accused of racially aggravated harassment after calling a police officer “fucking stupid and white” when he doubted her claim of being “held hostage” by the driver. She denies the charges.

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