Sam Kerr, captain of the Australian women's football team and Chelsea star, faces trial for racially aggravated harassment after an incident at a police station. Her barrister, Grace Forbes, criticized police conduct when they disregarded Kerr's claims of being held hostage by a taxi driver. The crucial first 20 minutes of their encounter were not recorded. Forbes emphasized the lack of serious attention to Kerr's distress, questioning the ineffective communication and police oversight. She urged the jury to consider the context of Kerr's reactions without prejudice, portraying her as a distressed individual, not just an angry suspect.
The conduct of police on 30 January 2023 was completely unacceptable after they failed to take claims by the footballer seriously.
How and why did we go from that to what was an utterly unproductive, heated argument? It seems that no one thought it was worth putting on their body-worn footage.
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