Football: More footage has been released from the verbal exchange between Sam Kerr and police officers.
New footage emerges from Kerr arrest | 01:55The jury in Sam Kerr’s trial has been told the police’s conduct was “completely unacceptable,” when dealing with the football star .
The Matildas captain’s trial is coming to an end with the defence presenting closing arguments on Monday to the jury at Kingston Crown Court, London, after the prosecution wrapped up its case on Friday.Kerr, 31 is charged with causing racially aggravated harassment to Officer Stephen Lovell during an incident in London in the early hours of January 30, 2023.
Australian footballer Sam Kerr and partner Kristie Mewis arrive at Kingston Crown Court on February 3, 2025 in Kingston upon Thames, England. In her closing argument, Ms Forbes claimed to the jury that it was “completely unacceptable” that police had not taken Kerr and Mewis’ allegations against the cab driver more seriously.
The image of Kerr presented by the bodycam footage of her drunk in the police station was a “one dimensional image,” her lawyer said. The lawyer said he wouldn’t go as far as calling Kerr a “card-carrying racist” but asked the jury to consider a “hypothetic question”.
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