Chelsea star Sam Kerr cleared of racially abusing police officer

Chelsea striker Sam Kerr has been cleared of causing racially aggravated harassment aft calling a Metropolitan Police serviceman ‘stupid and white’.

The Australian striker was filmed making the comments to PC Stephen Lovell during an incidental successful south-west London successful the aboriginal hours of January 30 2023.

Kerr, 31, and her partner, West Ham midfielder Kristie Mewis, were returning from a nighttime retired drinking but ended up being driven to Twickenham Police Station by the taxi operator who complained that they had refused to wage clean-up costs aft 1 of them was sick and that 1 of them had smashed the vehicle’s rear window.

Once wrong the constabulary station, it was Kerr who allegedly became ‘abusive and insulting’ towards Pc Lovell, referencing his contention and calling him “f****** anserine and white”.

A assemblage returned the not blameworthy verdict connected Tuesday aft deliberating astatine Kingston Crown Court since the erstwhile day.

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