Chelsea forward Sam Kerr has testified that police treated her differently because of “the color of my skin,” a court heard Wednesday during the Australia star’s trial on a charge of racially aggravated harassment on a police officer.

Kerr, the captain of the Australian women’s football team and Chelsea’s star striker, is on trial at Kingston crown court accused of racially aggravated harassment.

Sam Kerr said she felt she was treated differently by police officers based on “what they perceived to be the colour of my skin”, a court heard on Wednesday. The Chelsea striker is charged with causing racially aggravated harassment to PC Stephen Lovell by calling him “stupid and white” during an incident inside a police station on January 30,

The Australian football star is on trial charged with racially abusing a white police officer after a taxi driver took her and her partner to a police station after one of them smashed the car window.

LONDON — Australia women's football captain Sam Kerr said she felt British police treated her differently because of the colour of her skin, as she gave evidence in a London court on Wednesday (Feb 5) while on trial accused of racially abusing a white police officer.

Chelsea forward Sam Kerr said she feared for her life when “trapped” in a taxi before she was alleged to have caused racially aggravated harassment to a police officer, a court heard. The Australia captain gave evidence at her trial on Wednesday,

Chelsea footballer Samantha Kerr has told a court she believes officers at Twickenham police station treated her differently based on "what they perceived to be the colour of my skin". The Australia international denies causing racially aggravated harassment to PC Stephen Lovell during an incident in south-west London by calling him "stupid and white".