Chelsea star Sam Kerr will face a legal trial after pleading not responsible to a cost of the racially aggravated harassment of a police officer.
The Australia ahead is accused of utilizing “insulting, threatening or abusive words that caused alarm or distress” towards PC Lovell on January 30. The alleged incident is claimed to have unfolded within the Twickenham space of southwest London.
The Daily Mail reported Kerr, 30, will now face a legal trial that’s scheduled to happen in February 2025. And it is understood two cops can be anticipated to present proof towards the Blues ace.
Kerr – who has netted 69 objectives in 128 appearances for Chelsea – is at the moment out of motion for the long run after injuring her ACL throughout a heat climate coaching camp in January. She’s already set to overlook the remainder of the present season, with Emma Hayes’ aspect effectively within the hunt for a fifth straight Women’s Super League crown.
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The striker has been successful since transferring to west London from the Chicago Red Stars in 2020, lifting the league title in every of her 4 English campaigns up to now. However, Kerr – who’s engaged to fellow footballer Kirstie Mewis – is liable to seeing her fame tarnished if the claims towards her are proved true.
She appeared at Kingston Crown Court by way of videolink on Monday (March 4) carrying a white tee underneath a black blazer. However, it will likely be nearly a yr earlier than her case advances.
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A Metropolitan Police spokesperson advised the Daily Star: “Samantha Kerr, 30, of Richmond was charged via postal charge requisition on 21 January with a racially aggravated offence under Section 4A Public Order Act 1986.
“The cost pertains to an incident involving a police officer who was responding to a grievance involving a taxi fare on 30 January 2023 in Twickenham.”
As effectively as profitable a treasure trove of staff gongs, Kerr gained the Super League’s Golden Boot in every of her first two seasons on English soil. She was additionally named FWA Women’s Footballer of the Year in 2022 and 2023, having additionally racked up three podium finishes (one second, two third) within the Ballon d’Or Feminin vote.