Chelsea star is found NOT guilty of racially abusing cop who she branded ‘f****** stupid and white’ after drunk cab row

CHELSEA prima Sam Kerr has been recovered not blameworthy of racially abusing a bull aft branding him "f***ing anserine and white" successful a drunk row.

The 31-year-old was retired with her partner - chap footballer Kristie Mewis - erstwhile 1 was sick successful the cab and the different smashed a window.

After the brace refused to wage a clean-up fee, the operator drove the brace to Twickenham Police station.

Once there, Kerr was accused of becoming "abusive and insulting" towards PC Stephen Lovell.

Footage showed the Australia planetary successful the constabulary station, saying: "Honestly, you guys are f***ing anserine and white".

Kerr, who is presently sidelined from Chelsea with an ACL injury, has present been recovered not blameworthy of causing racially aggravated harassment.

Kingston Crown Court heard the alleged verbal onslaught took spot connected January 30, 2023.

Kerr denied utilizing "whiteness arsenic an insult" and believed she was treated otherwise "because of the colour of my skin".

She told jurors: "I believed it was him utilizing his power and privilege implicit maine due to the fact that helium was accusing maine of being thing I'm not.

"I was trying to explicit that owed to the powerfulness and privilege they had, they would ne'er person to recognize what we had conscionable gone done and the fearfulness we were having for our lives."

Asked if she was saying PC Lovell was "stupid due to the fact that helium was white", Kerr said: "No."

Recalling the events starring up the rant, Kerr said she had enactment her caput retired of the taxi model erstwhile she began to consciousness sick.

She claimed the operator past "rolled it up" and began to "drive dangerously" - causing her and Kristie to beryllium "thrown around".

Kerr said this continued for 15 to 20 minutes - causing her to consciousness "terrified for my life".

She said determination was "no reasoning" with the operator adjacent aft spouse Kristie begged him to stop.

Kerr added: "Everything was going done my caput astir being successful a car with a alien I deemed to beryllium dangerous.

"Kristie was precise distressed. She was crying and scared. I've ne'er seen her similar that earlier and it made maine much scared.

"I started to realise however superior the concern was. It enactment maine successful protective mode… helium had the power over us.

"We were not successful control… I deemed him to beryllium unsafe due to the fact that of the driving but besides due to the fact that helium could person taken america anywhere. He couldn't beryllium tracked truthful nary 1 knew wherever we were."

Kerr said the brace tried to unfastened the doors and windows aggregate times but they remained locked.

Eventually, Kristie "kicked retired (the window) with her boot" which resulted successful Kerr feeling "relieved".

Once she got to the constabulary station, Kerr referenced Sarah Everard's execution - telling the officer: "Look astatine what happened past twelvemonth erstwhile a miss accepted a constabulary officer’s assistance successful Clapham and got raped and killed."

Prosecutor Bill Emlyn Jones KC said the constabulary serviceman was near "shocked, upset and humiliated" by the comments.

Matildas skipper Kerr pleaded not blameworthy to racially aggravated harassment.

The footballer has scored 99 goals successful 128 matches since joining Chelsea successful 2019.

During her clip there, the squad has won 4 Women's Super League titles, 3 FA Cups, 2 Women's League Cups and the Women's Community Shield.

But the striker was crocked successful January past twelvemonth astatine the club's warm weather training campy in Morocco.

Kerr is her country's all-time grounds goalscorer with 64 goals successful 125 games for the Matildas.

She has besides been nominated for the Ballon d'Or Féminin - the apical prize successful women's football - each twelvemonth since its inception successful 2018.

Kerr and fiancee Kristie got engaged past twelvemonth and are expecting a babe together.