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.

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,

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.

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 striker Sam Kerr called a police officer “f------ stupid and white” after smashing a taxi window during a drunken night out, a trial 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 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".