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Kerr tells court police treated her differently due to her skin colour

Published 6 February 2025, 8:06 am
Sam Kerr has claimed the police officer she is accused of racially harassing, treated her differently, based on the colour of her skin. Giving evidence at her trial, the Matildas Captain said she expressed herself poorly, when she called the policeman 'stupid and white'. She told the court that she had been scared and feared for her life while ‘trapped’ in a taxi.
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