Australian ex-cricketer Michael Slater sentenced for domestic violence [Post Updated #51]

[MenInG]

Former Australian cricketer Michael Slater has been arrested over an alleged domestic violence incident.

The 51-year-old - now a cricket commentator - was arrested at his Sydney home on Wednesday and taken to a police station, local media reported.

New South Wales Police confirmed an alleged incident happened last week. They have not disclosed further details.

No charges have been laid and Mr Slater has not commented publicly.

The former batsman was part of the Australian cricket team from 1993 to 2001, playing 74 Tests.

He has since held prominent positions on TV but was let go last week by Australia's Channel Seven, which cited financial pressures.

Mr Slater made headlines in May when he accused Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison of having "blood on his hands" over his response to the pandemic.

It followed the government issuing a two-week ban on Australian citizens returning from India during the height of that nation's coronavirus crisis.

The father-of-three had been in India at the time, commentating for local networks on the Indian Premier League season.

BBC

 

[Last Monetarist]

He's truly gone off the rails recently, but he's always had his demons.

He had to be escorted off a plane a couple of years ago because of a row with two women, then there were rumours (unconfirmed) the following year that he had gone AWOL from Channel 7's Big Bash coverage.

It's also well-documented that Steve Waugh ended Slater's career abruptly because of his anger management issues during the Ashes tour of 2001.

 

[Varun]

He's truly gone off the rails recently, but he's always had his demons.

He had to be escorted off a plane a couple of years ago because of a row with two women, then there were rumours (unconfirmed) the following year that he had gone AWOL from Channel 7's Big Bash coverage.

It's also well-documented that Steve Waugh ended Slater's career abruptly because of his anger management issues during the Ashes tour of 2001.

Also this incident:

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[Junaids]

There is a salutary lesson in the fact that Slater is now professional poison due to domestic violence, whereas Moin Khan gets treated as a respectable person.

 

[Savak]

Also this incident:

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Just like Steven Smith a crybaby disgraceful cheat

 

[sweep_shot]

He always seemed like an aggressive guy to me. This news doesn't surprise me.

 

[Robert]

Oh dear. He has bipolar disorder which must be hard to manage.

 

[enigmatic_stani]

There is a salutary lesson in the fact that Slater is now professional poison due to domestic violence, whereas Moin Khan gets treated as a respectable person.

Part of this is because of the cultural problems in Pakistan regarding this issue. Its swept under the carpet alot more in Pakistan unfortunately.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

There is a salutary lesson in the fact that Slater is now professional poison due to domestic violence, whereas Moin Khan gets treated as a respectable person.

This honestly shocks me. Moin was completely drunk when he was arrested by the police after this incident and his wife (at the time) claimed he had beaten her up multiple times while being drunk, in the past. And yet people have almost no memory of the incident, which ofcourse hasn't made an iota of difference on his professional career.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

New South Wales Police confirmed an alleged incident happened last week. They have not disclosed further details.

It is always sad to see ex-cricketers in such news.

Let's hope Slater gets some professional help and bounces back!

 

[octavian]

Obviously everyone will side with the woman, without any proof whatsoever whether he actually did it.

 

[Ahmad-GERMANFC]

This honestly shocks me. Moin was completely drunk when he was arrested by the police after this incident and his wife (at the time) claimed he had beaten her up multiple times while being drunk, in the past. And yet people have almost no memory of the incident, which ofcourse hasn't made an iota of difference on his professional career.

His wife is still with him though so maybe not that bad as media made out

 

[offstump]

This honestly shocks me. Moin was completely drunk when he was arrested by the police after this incident and his wife (at the time) claimed he had beaten her up multiple times while being drunk, in the past. And yet people have almost no memory of the incident, which ofcourse hasn't made an iota of difference on his professional career.

We let match fixers back into the team and in prominent mgmt positions so this is not even on the radar.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

We let match fixers back into the team and in prominent mgmt positions so this is not even on the radar.

Fair point.

Really says alot about us as a nation though.

 

[sshakir411]

This honestly shocks me. Moin was completely drunk when he was arrested by the police after this incident and his wife (at the time) claimed he had beaten her up multiple times while being drunk, in the past. And yet people have almost no memory of the incident, which ofcourse hasn't made an iota of difference on his professional career.

Why should it make a difference to his professional career? What you do at home is not what your work judges you on. Please explain how a matter between a wife and husband should dictate the kind of job either should have?

 

[Junaids]

Why should it make a difference to his professional career? What you do at home is not what your work judges you on. Please explain how a matter between a wife and husband should dictate the kind of job either should have?

A wife-batterer is a serious criminal. They should be in jail, not in a job. Just like a criminal who rapes his wife when she is not consenting is a pervert and a sex offender.

Any organisation which employs a wife-batterer condones criminal behaviour and should be treated with contempt.

 

[Junaids]

We let match fixers back into the team and in prominent mgmt positions so this is not even on the radar.

Bowling no balls for money is barely a crime. Battering a defenceless woman is a serious crime by a pathetic coward.

 

[Ryw]

Obviously everyone will side with the woman, without any proof whatsoever whether he actually did it.

In west women call police for every other reason, maybe he coughed and guess what she called police "I am not satisfied with my husband he coughed" such are the gender biased laws towards males there. So no surprise with what you said above

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Why should it make a difference to his professional career? What you do at home is not what your work judges you on. Please explain how a matter between a wife and husband should dictate the kind of job either should have?

You mean besides the fact that being a serial wife beater/alcoholic makes you a low-life, coward subhuman?

And it's not a matter between a man and a wife when she is calling the cops on him and telling them that he regularly abuses her while being drunk for absolutely no reason.

 

[octavian]

You mean besides the fact that being a serial wife beater/alcoholic makes you a low-life, coward subhuman?

And it's not a matter between a man and a wife when she is calling the cops on him and telling them that he regularly abuses her while being drunk for absolutely no reason.

These are just allegations until proven.

Over the past decade, people all over the world have completely forgotten what "due process" means. Specially, when a woman is involved.

 

[Robert]

In west women call police for every other reason, maybe he coughed and guess what she called police "I am not satisfied with my husband he coughed" such are the gender biased laws towards males there. So no surprise with what you said above

Ah, that must be why just 4% of reported rapes result in a conviction.

 

[Junaids]

These are just allegations until proven.

Over the past decade, people all over the world have completely forgotten what "due process" means. Specially, when a woman is involved.

That is precisely the opposite of the situation.

A rapist is a rapist the second he has sex with someone who is not consenting.

He only becomes a convicted rapist in 4% of cases. But all 100% of rapists are rapists, not just the convicted ones!

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

These are just allegations until proven.

Over the past decade, people all over the world have completely forgotten what "due process" means. Specially, when a woman is involved.

No. You are just unaware of the facts of the case.

So rather than victim-blaming, take some time to make yourself aware of the facts of the case. In 2007, Moin Khan's wife called the police on him after he had been violently assaulting her at night while drunk. When the police came over, Moin was so drunk that he even tried to attack them. Additionally his wife at the time said that she had bruises all over her body because Moin had been doing this for years.

Furthermore, I do not care the least bit for your misogynistic view-points.

 

[James]

UPDATE

<b>Former Australian Cricketer Michael Slater Further Arrested</b>

<I>The 51-year-old, who played 74 Tests and scored 5,000-plus runs, was arrested by the New South Wales (NSW) Police for allegedly breaching an apprehended violence order (AVO) on Wednesday morning after he "allegedly sent at least 66 text messages and made 18 phone calls to the complainant".</I>

<U>Sydney:</U> Former Australian cricketer-turned-commentator Michael Slater has been arrested after he allegedly sent several text messages and made phone calls to the person he was charged with stalking and harassing in October this year.

The 51-year-old, who played 74 Tests and scored 5,000-plus runs, was arrested by the New South Wales (NSW) Police for allegedly breaching an apprehended violence order (AVO) on Wednesday morning after he “allegedly sent at least 66 text messages and made 18 phone calls to the complainant”.

A report in abc.net.au said on Wednesday that, “Slater appeared at Manly Local Court via video link and crossed his arms on the screen as details of the alleged breach were revealed. The court was told that, during a two-and-a-half hour window on Tuesday evening, Mr Slater allegedly sent at least 66 text messages and made 18 phone calls to the complainant.”

As per the report, the prosecutor termed the nature of the messages as “harassing and highly offensive”.

In October this year, Slater had appeared in court after he was “charged with stalking/intimidating” his partner of three years in an alleged incident. It was then reported that he was arrested “at his home in Manly, north of Sydney and taken to Manly police station”.

Officers attached to the Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command, NSW had then been quoted as saying by stuff.co.nz that Slater was “arrested and taken to Manly police station, where he was charged with use (of a) carriage service to menace/harass/offend and stalk/intimidate intend fear physical harm.”

On Wednesday, Slater’s lawyer, James McLoughlin, was quoted as saying that his client suffered from an alcohol disorder and had been receiving treatment in hospital since he was originally granted bail.

“But he had relapsed and slipped up once,” McLoughlin was quoted as saying.

McLoughlin said that at the time Slater sent the messaged and made phone calls, “the disorder was heavily at play”.

The lawyer pleaded that Slater be released on bail “with conditions including that he travel directly to his sister’s house until a Northern Beaches Hospital bed was available”.

Slater was recently dropped from the Channel 7 commentary panel ahead of the 2021/22 season. The reason behind the non-renewal of Slater’s contract was “budgetary constraints”.

There were reports that Slater’s infamous tweets against Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in May this year made a partial contribution to his exit from Channel 7.

In a series of fierce tweets, Slater controversially accused Morrison of having ‘blood on his hands’ for preventing 40 Australian citizens participating in first half of IPL 2021 to return from India, where the second wave of COVID-19 infections put a halt to the tournament.

“If our Government cared for the safety of Aussies they would allow us to get home. It’s a disgrace! Blood on your hands PM. How dare you treat us like this. How about you sort out the quarantine system. I had government permission to work on the IPL but I now have government neglect,” Slater had tweeted.

His second tweet read, “Amazing to smoke out the PM on a matter that is a human crisis. The panic, the fear of every Australian in India is real!! How about you take your private jet and come and witness dead bodies on the street!”

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Sounds like Michael Slater is in a very bad place personally at the moment and needs to seek out support for his alcohol related issues.

 

[Last Monetarist]

When he was commentating in the PSL last year, he made a point of how he had been sober for a while and had abstained from alcohol due to his past problems. Obviously this domestic issue and the termination of his commentary career has triggered a relapse. Desperately hope he is able to sort out his life.

 

[mazkhan]

Hope he pulls through , mental health problems are a dark place for anyone.

 

[MenInG]

Former Australia batsman Michael Slater avoided jail on Wednesday after a Sydney court dismissed domestic violence charges against him on mental health grounds, Australian state media reported.

Slater, 52, was arrested by police in October and charged with harassment and intimidation of his ex-wife following an allegation of domestic violence.

The once-prominent cricket commentator was later charged with breaching a restraining order in December after he was alleged to have sent dozens of texts and calls to his ex-wife.

Magistrate Ross Hudson of Waverley Local Court declined to sentence Slater to jail time on Wednesday but ordered that he spend three weeks in a mental health unit, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) said.

Slater charged with breaching restraining order
"Since February, Mr Slater has recognised his need to stay medicated and to stay on top of his mental health," the ABC quoted Hudson as saying in court.

"He's shown a tangible commitment to therapy and counselling."

The report said Slater did not appear in court because he was detained by police and ambulance officers on Tuesday and taken to a mental health unit for treatment at a Sydney hospital.

Slater had already seen five separate psychiatrists and spent more than 100 days in various mental health facilities, the ABC said.

The former opening batter played 74 tests from 1993-2001 and 42 one-day internationals before becoming a cricket commentator, but was axed by the Seven Network last year.

His departure from Seven came after a furious tirade against Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on social media.

Slater had said Morrison had "blood on (his) hands" after the government temporarily banned Australians from returning home from India as the Asian nation battled a COVID-19 outbreak.

SKY

 

[James]

The report said Slater did not appear in court because he was detained by police and ambulance officers on Tuesday and taken to a mental health unit for treatment at a Sydney hospital.

Slater had already seen five separate psychiatrists and spent more than 100 days in various mental health facilities, the ABC said.

Oh no. This is just really really sad.

Hope he feels better soon.

 

[MenInG]

Former test cricketer Michael Slater has returned to rehab, a Sydney court has heard.

The 52-year-old is charged with two counts of assault of a 36-year-old man at Northern Beaches Hospital earlier this year.

He is also facing one count of intimidating Nicholas O’Neill, court documents show.

“The accused did attempt to intimidate the victim with the intention of causing the victim to fear physical or mental harm,” court documents obtained by the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age shows.

Slater has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The former Australian opening batsman found himself in hospital in July this year after police attended his harbour front Manly apartment as a concern for welfare check on July 14; he was hospitalised and remained at the facility until July 18, when he allegedly assaulted the man.

He did not appear in Manly Local Court on Wednesday, when the matter was adjourned to next week to be heard alongside a suite of other allegations including breaching an apprehended violence order, using a carriage service to harass and common assault.

Slater previously spent 108 days in a mental health facility following a “relapse” into alcoholism, a Sydney court heard last year.

Last year, Slater was reportedly sacked by Channel Seven as a cricket commentator after he branded as a “disgrace” the former government’s blocking of Australian citizens from returning home from India.

“If our Government cared for the safety of Aussies they would allow us to get home. It’s a disgrace!! Blood on your hands PM. How dare you treat us like this. How about you sort out quarantine system. I had government permission to work on the IPL [Indian Premier League] but I now have government neglect,” Slater tweeted in May 2021.

Slater had been in India commentating on the Indian Premier League, but flew to the Maldives while he waited to return to Australia.

Former prime minister Scott Morrison later called the remarks “absurd”.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/crick...ichael-slater-back-in-rehab-sydney-court-told

 

[James]

I loved his commentary in the 2005 Ashes.

This is just a really sad story.

 

[wrongun]

Obviously everyone will side with the woman, without any proof whatsoever whether he actually did it.

Some background is that Slater wasn't found innocent, just dismissed from liability due to mental health being ruled as the cause of his offending. He's breached no contact/protective custody orders multiple times to stalk and harrass this woman.

His rap sheet on this is as long as your arm. Not one former colleague who knows him/has seen what he is like is defending him here.

The reason his lawyer keeps submitting him to mental health care is a) because Slater clearly has severe issues to deal with, and b) the facts of his offending are not in dispute, only whether he is to face the full force of the law or whether he slides over and avoids full sentencing as a mental health case instead.

Probably not the best example to run your "oh poor men, women just accuse us of everything" line, when Slater is clearly did it, repeatedly, and is only out of jail due to the relative leniency Australian courts take if you DO say you have major substance abuse/mental health issues and claim you should not therefore be held to full account.

 

[wrongun]

In west women call police for every other reason, maybe he coughed and guess what she called police "I am not satisfied with my husband he coughed" such are the gender biased laws towards males there. So no surprise with what you said above

Yeah I live in the west and this is utter crap.

I've had an auntie almost beaten to death by a violent spouse and let me tell you the law is the same as for every other charge- witness, evidence, etc.

What an ignorant post.

 

[gazza619]

If mental health grounds are applied accurately then every violent man would avoid jail. Utter nonsense.

 

[MenInG]

Cricket star Michael Slater has been charged with assaulting police over a confrontation in a Queensland resort town.

Slater, 53, was arrested after Queensland Police were called to an incident and medical emergency in Noosa Heads about midnight on Friday.

It is alleged Slater obstructed police when they arrived, later assaulting an officer who was left with a cut on their hand.

He has been ordered to face court on May 2 on two counts of obstruction and a single count of assault police.

There were no other injuries, Queensland Police said on Monday.

Slater played 74 Tests for Australia, scoring 5312 runs, and notched up 42 One Day Internationals in his career before retiring from cricket in 2004 to pursue commentating.

TheAge

 

[FearlessRoar]

Former Australia Cricketer, Who Played 74 Tests, In Police Custody For Assault And Stalking​

Former Australia cricketer and commentator Michael Slater has been remanded in police custody after being charged with offences including common assault and stalking. According to the Guardian, the 54-year-old Slater has been charged with more than a dozen offences including unlawful stalking or intimidation, common assault, breaking into a dwelling with intent at night, assault occasioning bodily harm and choking or suffocation. Slater's case was mentioned at the Maroochydore Magistrates Court in Queensland on Monday. He is facing a total of 19 charges on the alleged offences at the Sunshine Coast on various dates between December 5 last year and April 12.

The local police confirmed arresting a 54-year-old man from Noosa Heads at the Sunshine coast last Friday after alleged domestic violence incidents ‘over several days'.

Slater was also charged with breaching bail and 10 counts of ‘contravening a domestic violence order'.

Police confirmed they arrested a 54-year-old Noosa Heads man at a Sunshine Coast address on Friday following alleged domestic violence incidents over several days.

The former right-handed Australian opener played 74 Tests and 42 ODIs between 1993 and 2003.

https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/former-australia-cricketer-who-played-74-tests-in-police-custody-for-assault-and-stalking-5446953

 

[Itachi]

Going by timeline, the incidents have occurred in either April or October over the years. These two months seems to have some special significance.

 

[oatmeal]

Timeline of his charges . Source: It was posted on reddit by /u/cricketbandit.

This guy is a menace, should be locked up and the key thrown away

October 2021: arrested on charges of domestic violence and stalking

December 2021: arrested after breaching an AVO. Released on police bail

April 2022: police called to a unit in Manly, police start investigating him for assault and stalking

May 2022: charged with breeching police bail, magistrate grants him bail as well (that'll show him)

August 2022: arrested and charged with assault and stalking

September 2022: arrested for breaching bail (it did not show him)

November 2022: convicted of domestic violence charges, stalking and assault. A seperate charge of assault and stalking from a hospital in July is dismissed on mental health grounds. Is sentenced to 2 years jail but is allowed to "serve it in the community". [Edit: I've figured out that this refers to a community corrections order] At some point in the next few months he moves to Noosa

March 2023: arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer and obstructing police. In November he is fined by a judge and not given a conviction (even though at this point he is technically in jail?)

April 2024: arrested and charged with 19 offences including domestic violence offences, stalking, breaking into a dwelling at night, common assault, assault occasioning bodily harm, choking or suffocation and breaching bail (I can't believe he breached bail again)

 

[Savak]

Who was he stalking?

 

[Vikram1989]

How many times its domestic violence. Who is staying with him after all this nonsense and whom he is stalking for so many times.is he after every women?

 

[BouncerGuy]

Australian cricket great Michael Slater collapses in court after bail refused

Former Australian cricket great Michael Slater has collapsed in court after failing in his bid for freedom over an alleged domestic violence incident.

Police allegations against the former Test cricketer and commentator were detailed in court on Tuesday as Mr Slater applied for bail.

The 54-year-old has spent the past few days in the Maroochydore police watch house since his arrest at the weekend.

Some of the alleged violent acts were captured on CCTV cameras at the woman’s property, including his repeated alleged verbal abuse – screaming obscenities and abuse before smashing his way into the home.

Mr Slater, dressed in prison greens, placed his head in his hands upon learning his bail bid had been refused.

He then collapsed while being led back to the cells by Corrective Services staff.

Mr Slater is facing a raft of charges, including enter dwelling with intent by break at night, choking, assault occasioning bodily harm, stalking and breaching bail, alleged to have occurred on December 5, 2023 and on April 12 this year.

Legal Aid solicitor Michael Robinson on Tuesday told the court his client planned to reside in a rehab facility in Sydney if released from custody.

Maroochydore Magistrates Court was told Mr Slater denied any allegations of violence against the complainant.

“There’s documented evidence before the court that he will be out of the court’s jurisdiction and in a rehab facility,” Mr Robinson said.

Bail was opposed by police.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Brendan Newman said court orders, prior court sentences and grants of bail had not deterred Mr Slater.

The court was told part of Mr Slater’s alleged offending involved “serious” acts of violence against the complainant, some of which was captured on CCTV at the home.

Sergeant Newman said Mr Slater can allegedly be heard on the tape repeatedly screaming “f**k you” and verbally abusing the complainant, before smashing a window.

The victim was then allegedly assaulted in the home by Mr Slater, he said.

“She’s pleading with him to stop repeatedly, she’s in a state of undress, cowering, clearly scared for her safety,” Sergeant Newman told the court.

“We say the strength of the evidence is good.”

Bail was ultimately refused, with magistrate Raelene Ellis.

“Some of these offences were committed within 24 hours of the first court appearance date for other hours,” she said.

Mr Slater scored 5312 runs, playing 74 test matches and 42 one-day internationals for Australia between 1993 and 2001 over his cricketing career.

He then transitioned to commentary with Channels 7 and 9 after retiring.

FOX SPORTS

 

[PakWC'11Champs]

There is a salutary lesson in the fact that Slater is now professional poison due to domestic violence, whereas Moin Khan gets treated as a respectable person.

I am curious, what did Moin do?

 

[PakWC'11Champs]

I am curious, what did Moin do?

Nevermind, googled it and found an article from cricinfo from 2007. 17 years ago. Azam was probably like 9. Unfortunately it's not said enough but domestic abuse is a major swept under the rug thing in our parts. Very unfair and cruel.

 

[Champ_Pal]

He used to be such a fighter on the cricket field. But off field, the man is off the rails. I hope he gets all the mental help he needs.

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

The incident years ago with Rahul Dravid, the most mild mannered of cricketers, was an indicator. I will add that Slater apologised later, but the intensity of what happened was startling.

 

[Savak]

He had a very promising broadcast career, that is now down the toilet. Its strange he would throw all of it away and just lose it mentally.

 

[Junaids]

The fact that he has a Legal Aid solicitor shows that he has burned through his money.

And the fact that he had moved from NSW to Queensland suggests that he was seeking to avoid a heavy sentence for his next offence (he would have a relatively clean record in a new state).

It's gone very Terry Jenner for Slats. I hope he changes before it's too late.

 

[Statpadder Inc]

The fact that he has a Legal Aid solicitor shows that he has burned through his money.

And the fact that he had moved from NSW to Queensland suggests that he was seeking to avoid a heavy sentence for his next offence (he would have a relatively clean record in a new state).

It's gone very Terry Jenner for Slats. I hope he changes before it's too late.

How do you rate him as a player

 

[BouncerGuy]

‘You f***ing killed me’: Inside alleged chilling text tirade sent by disgraced ex-cricketer Michael Slater

Scores of alleged abusive texts sent by a disgraced former Test cricketer to a woman in a tirade starting from the morning and ending well into the afternoon have been exposed in court documents, including one chilling threat she had “put a good guy in jail”.

Once one of the most celebrated names in Australian Test cricket throughout the 1990s, Michael Jonathan Slater’s public and spectacular fall from grace has culminated in the player turned commentator being taken back to jail following horrific allegations of his assault and abuse of a woman.

Mr Slater, 54, collapsed in court on Tuesday after being refused bail on multiple charges, including stalking, enter dwelling with intent by break at night, choking, assault occasioning bodily harm, common assault and breaching bail.

His case will be mentioned again on May 31.

Some of the hundreds of texts the former television presenter is alleged to have sent the woman were detailed in a police objection to a bail affidavit filed in court documents at the Maroochydore Magistrates Court.

One alleged incident involved Mr Slater sending 28 texts from about 9.36am on March 17 to 4.27pm that same day to the woman.

In the dozens of messages he is alleged to have written: “You are cruel”; “Ok I am coming to you” and “You’re going to hurt me aren’t you”.

In one other message, he allegedly states: “Oh I get it. An escort date. Haha. I just realised.”

Another allegedly read: “I’m done with your games. But you’ve put a good guy in Jail.”

The texts follow similar alleged streams of abuse from the former cricket star towards the same woman since December last year, with police claiming he bombarded her with more than 300 abusive texts.

In court documents, police allege Mr Slater texted the woman on December 6 and said: “I’ve just woken up, I fell and think I’ve broken my rib, Oh and I need a bottle of vodka.”

It was allegedly followed by 25 more messages and three missed calls.

Another 70 texts were allegedly sent on New Year’s Eve when Mr Slater made degrading suggestions she was out partying and having sex with random men.

On March 10, Mr Slater allegedly sent more than 100 messages and claimed he would kill himself.

During the barrage he allegedly wrote: “Get f***ed you’re a fraud, I’m going to hang my skull at the front of my house. How does that f***ing feel you c***. You f***ing killed me.”

Details of some of the alleged messages, along with his alleged physical abuse of the woman, were raised in court as police opposed Mr Slater’s bail application on Tuesday.

Mr Slater is accused of physically assaulting the woman after she attended his home on December 6, 2023 over concerns for his welfare.

Police allege he struck her across the face, kicked her and raised a bottle of vodka while saying: “I’ll f***ing kill you.”

He is then alleged to have choked her, lifting her off the ground as she fled to the laundry room.

This is despite his Legal Aid lawyer Michael Robinson stating the former cricketer would be undertaking a “major intervention” by living in a rehabilitation centre in Sydney

Maroochydore Magistrates Court was told Mr Slater had mental health issues that needed to be addressed, with the original plan for the former cricketer to fly down the same weekend of his arrest to seek help.

The court was told Mr Slater originally had plans to seek assistance for his mental health conditions at a rehabilitation centre in Sydney upon his release on bail. Picture: Cameron Spencer/Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images

His own doctor had opined that Mr Slater had the tendency to behave in an “impulsive, reckless and uncharacteristic manner”.

Mr Robinson said his client also disputed allegations of physical violence.

In their objection to bail, police further allege Mr Slater attempted to smash his way into the woman’s home on April 12, repeatedly screaming “f*** you” and “where’s your daughter”.

His charge of common assault relates to the allegation Mr Slater grabbed the woman’s arm.

“She’s pleading with him to stop repeatedly, she’s in a state of undress, cowering, clearly scared for her safety,” police prosecutor Sergeant Brendan Newman told the court on Tuesday.

“We say the strength of the evidence is good.”

It’s further alleged Mr Slater tampered with the woman’s CCTV camera – the entire incident seen by the woman and police after her phone pinged while she was speaking to officers.

In refusing Mr Slater’s bail, magistrate Raelene Ellis said the medical reports tendered did not sufficiently address any potential risk he would reoffend if released.

Mr Slater held his head in his hands when he learnt the result.

Affectionately known as “Slats” by those close to him, Mr Slater opened the batting for the Australian Test team through the 1990s and early 2000s.

He became one of only four players to have played in each of the 15 matches between 1999 and 2001 – the era that delivered the Australian team the best run of consecutive victories in Test cricket history.

Mr Slater scored 5312 Test runs in 74 matches. He also played 42 one-day internationals for Australia.

After retiring in 2004, he moved to commentary with channels 7 and 9 and other media networks.

SOURCE: FOX SPORTS

 

[Tera Gawaandi]

Do NOT get attached to anyone, especially women. Let them go, do not chase. Women once make up their mind, they stick to it. It's too late already by then, no point in forcing someone to be with you.

Also a man need to realize that woman will press the right buttons to provoke the most violent reaction out of you. Understand woman, she will say mean nasty stuff when mad at you. She doesn't mean that but will say it to test you and tilt the power balance towards her. She will keep testing you until you die, if you ever explode and show weakness, she will lose all the attraction. Either ridicule it and make fun of her as you make fun of your younger sister, or refuse to play the drama game and let her bear the burden of guilt of dumping you.

Move on, don't hate her. Hate what you have become and made her lose attraction for you.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Vandals ‘take action’ amid Aussie cricket great Michael Slater’s fall from grace​

Michael Slater’s name has been removed from monument at the former cricketer’s sporting ground in Wagga Wagga in an act of vandalism.

The development comes in the middle of an ongoing dispute surrounding the 54-year-old’s stature in the local community and in Australian sport.

Vandals ‘take action’ amid Aussie cricket great Michael Slater’s fall from grace

Vandals ‘take action’ amid Aussie cricket great’s fall from grace

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Ball Blazer]

Australian ex-cricketer Slater sentenced for domestic violence
Former Australian Test opener Michael Slater received a suspended four-year prison sentence Tuesday after pleading guilty to a raft of domestic violence charges, local media reported.

The 55-year-old walked free after he was granted an early release, national broadcaster ABC reported, having served more than a year in custody while waiting for the case to be heard.

He could be returned to jail to complete the sentence in full if he commits another serious crime within the next five years, according to Australian media.

Slater pleaded guilty to domestic violence charges, including stalking and assault.

The charges included allegations of assault, strangulation, burglary and stalking in relation to multiple incidents against a woman in the Noosa region.

In sentencing on Tuesday, Maroochydore judge Glen Cash told Slater it was obvious he was an alcoholic, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.

"Your rehabilitation will not be easy — alcoholism is part of your make-up."

An earlier court hearing was told Slater, who worked as a high-profile television pundit after retiring from cricket, battled mental health conditions that could result in "impulsive and reckless" behaviour.

Slater played 74 Test matches from 1993-2001, chalking up more than 5,000 runs for Australia including 14 centuries.

He also played 42 one-day internationals before retiring from cricket in 2004.

Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1...cketer-slater-sentenced-for-domestic-violence

 

[karthikc]

Considering he was abusing Rahul Dravid (of all people) during a match, I wouldn't put things like domestic violence past him.

 

[Savak]

This guy was once a renowned international commentator and one of the main broadcasters from Australia. Sad downfall