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

Chelsea striker Sam Kerr repeatedly called a police officer ‘f****** stupid and white’ inside a police station after a night out, a court heard on Monday. Kerr, 31, was present in court on the first day of her trial for an offence of causing racially aggravated intentional harassment,

The Australia international is on trial charged with causing racially aggravated harassment to Pc Stephen Lovell.

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.

The 31-year-old Kerr, who is one of the top women’s soccer players in the world, is on trial charged with causing racially aggravated harassment to Metropolitan Police officer Pc Stephen Lovell during an incident in south-west London, in the early hours of Jan. 30 2023.

Chelsea footballer Sam Kerr has said police treated her differently “because of the colour of my skin” after an incident in which she claims she and her partner were taken “hostage” by a taxi driver.

A police officer said he felt "belittled and upset" following an incident involving Chelsea forward Sam Kerr, but insisted he "didn't make something up to get a charge over the line," a court heard on Tuesday.

The police officer at the centre of Sam Kerr’s trial has denied changing his statement to get a criminal charge over the line, a court has heard.

A police officer told a London court on Tuesday that he was determined to pursue the prosecution of Chelsea and Australia football star Sam Kerr after she called him "stupid and white". At the police station Kerr,