Prosecutors in the trial of Chelsea and Australia striker Sam Kerr, who called a police officer "stupid and white", have asked the jury if perceptions would be different had she said "stupid and black".

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,

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

Kingston Crown Court also heard character references from Chelsea team-mates and former head coach Emma Hayes. In his closing speech, prosecutor Bill Emlyn-Jones KC asked the jury: "What if PC Lovell had been a black male and what if she had called him stupid and black?

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

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 heard.