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".

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.