New details emerge in Sam Kerr incident
Court documents have revealed that Sam Kerr was taken into custody was taken into custody and placed in a holding cell on the night she allegedly verbally abused a UK police officer.
The Matildas captain has pleaded not guilty to the public disorder charge of using insulting, threatening or abusive words that caused alarm or distress towards a police officer in Twickenham, London, on January 30, 2023.
The Sun reported that Kerr allegedly vomited in a taxi, was involved in a dispute about the taxi fare, and allegedly called an attending police officer a “stupid white b*****d”, which her legal team have argued that she actually called him a "stupid white cop".
Kerr was reportedly placed in a police custody suite inside a police station and was interviewed during that time.
According to court transcripts, there were also numerous body cam clips filmed by police during the alleged incident, which will be used as evidence in court.
Kerr's legal team have reportedly requested for video footage of the incident to be made available to them, and last week they asked the Kingston Crown Court for any CCTV footage from outside a Twickenham station or from inside the custody suite to be provided to them.
According to News Corp, her legal team is also yet to receive footage taken from two police body cam clips, and the transcript and audio from her interview while she was detained over the incident.
The Daily Telegraph reported that during her plea hearing, Kerr was also warned about delaying any decision to change her plea to guilty — should that change of plea occur.
“Should there be any change in your position … the sooner you plead guilty to this matter, if that is your intention and your wish, the earlier you do that the better, do you understand?” Judge Judith Elaine Coello said.
“You will lose credit as time goes on and should you be convicted after trial; you will lose all credit you might otherwise have obtained. Are you clear on all of that?”
Kerr is due to face trial in February 2025, and if found guilty could face up to six months in jail or an unlimited fine.
Her lawyers are preparing to apply for the charges to be dismissed next month.
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