Sam Kerr's trial at Kingston Crown Court has been extended.

According to The Guardian, the conduct of police was "completely unacceptable" in dealing with the Chelsea star when she arrived at Twickenham Police station, Kerr's barrister told the court today, Monday 10 February.

Kerr, 31, the captain of the Australian women's football team, is on trial at Kingston crown court accused of racially aggravated harassment after calling PC Stephen Lovell "f******* stupid and white" when he doubted her claim of being "held hostage" by a taxi driver during an incident in Twickenham on 30 January 2023. She denies the charges.

The paper reports that Grace Forbes, defending Kerr, gave her closing argument this morning.

It writes: "She described the conduct of police on 30 January 2023 as "completely unacceptable" after they failed to take claims by the footballer and her partner, Kristie Mewis about the taxi driver's alleged dangerous driving and false imprisonment seriously.

"She said the first "20 vital minutes" of Kerr and Mewis' encounter with police were never captured on camera. Body-worn footage shown to the court begins when Kerr and Mewis are inside Twickenham police station."

Forbes said: "Two individuals went straight up to a marked police car looking for help in a state of distress. How and why did we go from that to what was an utterly unproductive, heated, argument?

"It seems that no one thought that it was not worth putting on their body-worn footage when they saw a woman climbing through a broken window, when they were making allegations of false imprisonment."

According to The Guardian, "She told the jury to treat the "one dimensional image" they had been presented of a "drunk and angry woman" with caution.

"The prosecution had played footage of Kerr saying "f****** stupid and white" to, in part, "capitalise on the shock factor" and wear them down after "hearing those words time and time again"."

The paper writes: "Commenting on Kerr's mention of lawyers in the exchange, Forbes said the footballer felt the "need to front it out" and compared her to "a puffer fish blowing itself up" to feel more secure.

"Forbes described the conduct of police that night as "completely unacceptable", saying the police officers "had made no meaningful attempt" to investigate the pair's claims."

Forbes reportedly said: "Even if you are drunk, you can still be a victim of crime.

 "PC Lovell conceded in evidence that their allegations were capable of amounting to dangerous driving and false imprisonment. Why did he say on the night what she had told him didn't amount to any offences?

"No officer swept the vehicle for a device themselves. No one has ever bothered to take a witness statement from Kristie Mewis. No wonder the police have never heard from the driver again."

The Guardian reports that Forbes "also cast doubt on the extent to which Lovell's claims he was impacted by being called "stupid and white", noting that no other officers "in that room claimed to feel impact"."

It said: "When PC Lovell was on the witness stand, she told the court, "Four valiant attempts" were made to emphasise how much he was impacted. She said, "the height of his feeling" was "that upset me I guess".

The trial continues.