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 has heard.

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.

Chelsea forward and Australia captain Sam Kerr went on trial in a London court on Monday, accused of racially abusing a white police officer

A police officer says he felt “belittled and upset” following an incident involving Chelsea forward Samantha Kerr, a court has heard.

Chelsea footballer Sam Kerr has told a court she feared for her life as she and her partner were "trapped" in the back of a taxi moments before one of them smashed the vehicle's rear window. The Australia international is on trial charged with causing racially aggravated harassment to PC Stephen Lovell during an incident in south-west London by calling him "stupid and white".

Chelsea striker Sam Kerr claimed she was ignored by police officers after telling them a taxi driver left the Australian fearing for her life, a court heard on Tuesday. During her police interview, Kerr claimed she could not recall which officer was Lovell,