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Sam Kerr: Chelsea striker's 'stupid and white' remark was hostile

Sam Kerr is on trial for racially aggravated harassment after an incident involving a taxi driver, which she denies.
The Crown Prosecution Service initially did not charge Kerr but later pursued charges after new evidence was presented in December 2023.
Kerr described feeling terrified during the incident, stating the taxi driver was 'very dangerous and very erratic.'
Character references were provided in court, with her mother calling Kerr 'the most humble, honest and loving person I know.

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Japan Today

Chelsea star Sam Kerr's 'stupid and white' remark was 'hostile': prosecutors

Prosecutors in the trial of Chelsea and Australia striker Sam Kerr, who called a police officer "stupid and white", have asked the jury if perceptions would be different had she said "stupid and black". The Australia captain is on trial charged with causing racially aggravated harassment, which she denies, to…

14 days ago·Sakado, Japan

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Sydney Morning Herald

Kerr’s ‘stupid and white’ remark was an insult and racist, court told

The prosecutor submitted to the jury that calling a white man “white” was “plainly not as loaded” as calling a black man “black”, but it was still racist.

15 days ago·Sydney, Australia

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BBC News

Sam Kerr: Chelsea striker's 'stupid and white' remark was hostile

Chelsea striker Sam Kerr's words were an insult that referred to race, the prosecution says.

15 days ago·United Kingdom

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The Daily Telegraph

Kerr admits ‘hostility’ to white cop as fiance breaks down in tears

Women’s football star Sam Kerr admitted when she called a British police officer “f---ing stupid and white” she was hostile to him because of the colour of his skin, a London court has heard.

16 days ago·Sydney, Australia

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