Football star Sam Kerr found not guilty of racial harassment in England

The Chelsea striker is cleared of racially aggravated harassment aft calling a constabulary serviceman ‘stupid and white’ successful 2023.

Australian women’s shot skipper Sam Kerr was recovered not blameworthy of racially abusing a British constabulary serviceman aft a quality with a cab driver.

Kerr, who has Indian ancestry, called serviceman Stephen Lovell “stupid and white” aft constabulary were called pursuing a drunken quality with a cab operator successful the aboriginal hours of January 30, 2023.

The 31-year-old, 1 of the world’s apical pistillate strikers who plays for Chelsea successful the Women’s Super League (WSL), admitted saying those words but denied 1 number of racially aggravated harassment.

Her lawyer argued successful the southbound London tribunal that she was making a remark astir powerfulness and privilege, and Kerr gave grounds past week that she felt constabulary treated her otherwise due to the fact that of the colour of her skin.

Kerr was acquitted by a assemblage connected Tuesday aft a proceedings astatine Kingston Crown Court. She showed nary emotion successful the dock arsenic the verdict was delivered.

Matildas skipper Samantha Kerr is Australia’s top ever extremity scorer and plays for English nine Chelsea successful the WSL [Abbie Parr/AP]