Chelsea forward Sam Kerr‘s legal team will attempt to have her criminal charge for racially aggravated harassment thrown out of court in an April hearing in London.
Kerr, 30, pleaded not guilty when appearing via videolink at Kingston upon Thames Crown Court on Monday. According to court documents shared with ESPN, a further hearing will take place on April 26 where “the defence will be arguing abuse of process.”
She was charged with causing a police officer harassment, alarm or distress during an incident in Twickenham, south west London, on Jan. 30 last year, according to the Crown Prosecution Service.
Should Kerr’s legal team be unsuccessful in the April hearing, then a trial is expected to take place in February next year — with two police officers scheduled to give evidence — and is due to last four days.
