Kerr to face trial in UK accused of racially harassing police officer

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Kerr to face trial in UK accused of racially harassing police officer
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Kerr, 30, reportedly appeared in a London court on Monday accused of using insulting, threatening or abusive words that caused alarm or distress in January.

Matildas captain Samantha Kerr will face a criminal trial next year for alleged racially aggravated harassment of a police officer in the UK last year.

She is expected to go to trial at Wimbledon Magistrates Court in February next year when two police officers are scheduled to give evidence. The trial is due to last four days. British authorities have cracked down on crimes which they allege are racially or religiously motivated over the past decade, with those convicted of similar-level charges in some recent cases having been sent to prison.Under the section 4 or 4a of the Act, the racially or religiously aggravated version of an offence can attract a maximum penalty on summary conviction is six months’ imprisonment or an unlimited fine or both.

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