Sam Kerr jury asked to consider difference if she had called a police officer ‘stupid and black’

Prosecutor argues Matildas star's claims about what happened in taxi do not make one blind bit of difference to what this case is about'

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Prosecutors in the trial of Australian star Sam Kerr, who called a police officer stupid and white", have asked the jury to consider if it would be different had she said stupid and black".

The 31-year-old Matildas striker is on trial charged with causing racially aggravated harassment to PC Stephen Lovell during an incident in south-west London in the early hours of 30 January 2023. Kerr denies the charges.