News about Michael Slater

Court hears the chilling contents of hundreds of abusive text messages from disgraced Test cricketer Michael Slater: 'you've put a good guy in jail'

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 20, 2024
The chilling contents of hundreds of threatening text messages sent by former Test cricket player Michael Slater have been revealed in court

Fresh details surface about hundreds of horrific texts cricket commentator Michael Slater allegedly sent woman

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 18, 2024
Disgraced former Australian cricket great Michael Slater bombarded a woman with up to 300 abusive texts calling her a 'c**t' and 's**t' in horrific DV-related tirades, police allege. The 54-year-old has been refused bail on a long list of charges after being arrested last weekend.

What life is like in a police jail cell for cricket commentator Michael Slater after he was hit with 18 horrific alleged domestic violence charges

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 18, 2024
Police sources have described the conditions that fallen former Australian cricketer Michael Slater experienced in a Sunshine Coast jail cell awaiting his court appearance. The Australian cricket great is facing 19 charges relating to alleged offences perpetrated on Queensland's Sunshine Coast on various dates between December 5, 2023 and April 12 this year. Slater is charged with domestic violence offences of unlawful stalking or intimidation, breaking into a dwelling with intent at night, common assault, assault occasioning bodily harm and choking or suffocation.

Read the sick texts cricket commentator Michael Slater allegedly sent woman he is accused of bashing and threatening to kill - as he collapses in court

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 16, 2024
The 54-year-old former cricket star (pictured commentating for Channel Nine, left, playing, inset, and outside a Sydney police station, right) is facing 19 charges including breaking into a dwelling with intent at night, common assault, assault occasioning bodily harm and choking or suffocation.

Revealed: Michael Slater's bizarre Instagram post shared just 48 hours before cricket legend was hit with barrage of domestic violence charges

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 15, 2024
It has since come to light that a post discussing 'hypocrisy' and 'corruption' was recently shared by Slater to his Instagram account over the weekend. 'Hypocrisy is the audacity to preach integrity from a den of corruption,' the post read. It is not known whether he posted the message before or after his arrest.

Cricket legend Michael Slater is hit with a staggering number of new domestic violence charges

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 15, 2024
The former opening Test batter (pictured left and right) did not front Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Monday because he was locked up in a nearby police station after being arrested on the weekend. Slater's case is due to return to the court on Tuesday for a bail application.

How a Sydney council plans to pay tribute to David Warner's Test career - with the move leaving Aussie cricket fans and locals divided

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 30, 2024
In Sydney's east, a local council has chosen to pay tribute to former Australian batsman David Warner's decorated Test career (pictured right) - and cricket fans have been divided. Warner dropped 8786 runs between 2011 and 2024 to finish ahead of fellow greats Matthew Hayden (8626), Mark Taylor (7525) and Michael Slater (5312).

Michael Slater, a moment of uncertainty, has reportedly assaulted a cop and left him bleeding in court

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 12, 2023
With one count of attacking police and two counts of obstructing police, the former Test and one-day star (pictured) has been charged. He has not entered a formal plea in connection with the suspected shooting, which occurred on March 31 this year.

Michael Slater has been charged with assaulting a police officer in the case of suspected domestic violence

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 4, 2023
When police were called to a location on Queensland's Sunshine Coast on March 31, they suspect Aussie cricket star turned commentator Michael Slater (pictured left) assaulted an officer. On the night in question, it will also be suspected officers responding to a domestic violence attack. The suspected incident, according to the 53-year-old (pictured right), was a miscommunication.

Michael Slater, a former Australian cricketer, speaks out about the incident with Queensland police at Noosa

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 2, 2023
Michael Slater, a former Test cricketer, has pleaded not guilty to assaulting and obstructing Queensland police, describing the situation as a mishonation. After appearing in Noosa Magistrates Court on Tuesday, Slater, 53, spoke to media. He has been charged with one count of attacking police and two counts of obstruction of police, but the crime was described as a'misunderstanding.'

Michael Slater, an Aussie cricketer, was charged with assaulting a cop for the first time since being charged with assaulting a cop

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 18, 2023
For the first time since being charged with allegedly assaulting a policeman, Australian cricket legend Michael Slater was seen in public. The 53-year-old was seen out for a walk in Noosa on Queensland's Sunshine Coast wearing a white T-shirt and blue shorts. Since being arrested at a home in Noosa Heads on March 31, Slater is expected to appear in Noosa Magistrates Court on May 2.

Michael Slater's name has been taken down from the talent agent's website

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 4, 2023
Michael Slater, 53, was arrested at a Noosa Heads home on Friday, near the Sunshine Coast, about midnight, after the suspected DV problem and a medical occurrence. He is accused of obstructing a cop and assaulted an officer who sustained a small cut to his hand, according to police. Slater's online profile was taken from the top talent agency just hours after Daily Mail Australia revealed the specifics of his detention on Monday. David Koch, Jennifer Hawkins, Jodi Gordon, Sophie Monk, and Kerri-Anne Kennerley are among TThe agency's clients.

Michael Slater, a former Australian cricketer, was charged with assaulting a cop in Noosa, Queensland

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 3, 2023
Michael Slater, 53, was arrested at a Noosa Heads home on the Sunshine Coast about midnight on Friday. The alleged DV charge and a medical occurrence brought police officers to the hospital. After making his debut during the 1993 Ashes tour of England, Slater played in 74 Tests for Australia, scoring 5312 runs at an average of 42.83.

Steve Smith's fiery reaction to the Test cricket disaster against India has been revealed by an Australian coach

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 22, 2023
After being banned, Australian bat coach Michael Di Venuto has lifted the lid on the mood in the dressing room during Australia's humiliating defeat in the second Test against India, as well as Steve Smith's bluster after being banned. After Australia collapsed from 1-61 to 113 all out in just 90 minutes, India won the second Test by six wickets in Delhi on Sunday.

Michael Slater: Former Australian cricketer turns attention to becoming a mental health counsellor

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 12, 2022
Michael Slater (left), a retired Australian cricketer, is trying to reimagine himself with a new role in a new location while still undergoing his own treatment. Following his arrest for domestic violence this week, the former cricketer is reportedly considering moving to Noosa, Queensland's holiday town (inset).

As he was found guilty of domestic violence charges, cricketer Michael Slater was described as a "domestic perpetrator."

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 9, 2022
Michael Slater (pictured) as a world-class opening batsman, and the former Test cricketer's description as a 'domestic abuser' has resulted in his first convictions and his first arrests. On Wednesday, the 52-year-old, who played 74 games in the baggy green before a long stint in the commentary box, was found guilty of common assault, breaching a restraining order, and two other assaults against a woman. When he yanked the woman's hoodie and she collapsed onto a kitchen benchtop in April, Slater was inebriated and erratic.

Michael Slater, who 'likely' has bipolar disorder wants domestic violence charges dropped

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 9, 2022
The Manly Local Court in Sydney heard Michael Slater, 52, (left and right outside a police station) faces seven charges, including assault and bullying, after three suspected incidents involving two women and a male patient. Slater has been a volunteer inpatient at the Northern Beaches Hospital in Sydney, or one of two rehabilitation centers, almost every day since April, according to barrister John Agius SC. During this time, he has been diagnosed with a likely bipolar disorder and has started taking lithium, a prescription mood stabilizer.

After reportedly being called ex 84 times, Michael Slater stayed in a private mental health ward

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 12, 2022
When the 52-year-old's suspected assault and coercion of a health worker was discussed in Manly Local Court on Wednesday, he was represented by a lawyer. Although the evidence had been briefed, prosecutors' testimony was not complete, Slater was in recovery, and further time was needed to confirm his instructions, according to a lawyer. Slater has already pleaded not guilty by a solicitor to two counts of common assault and one of attempted assault on a man at Northern Beaches Hospital.

Following Michael Slater's arrest at Freshwater, Sydney's northern beaches, he was rushed to hospital

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 26, 2022
After several triple-0 calls were made by a woman, former Australian batsman and cricket commentator Michael Slater (pictured) was arrested on Sydney's northern beaches last Thursday night. After officers discovered' he may have been in breach of bail, he was arrested at Manly Police Station. He was later admitted to Northern Beaches Hospital for a mental health check. To shield the woman who was at the time of his detention, police also requested an interim appended violence order.

Michael Slater, a legend of cricket, has been charged with new assault charges

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 31, 2022
Following a suspected incident on Sydney's Northern Beaches in July, Australian cricket star Michael Slater has been charged with new allegations. Slater appeared in 74 Tests and 42 one-day internationals for Australia between 1993 and 2001 before moving to television commentary. He was barred from Channel 7's cricket coverage last October after he slammed Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Twitter while in the Maldives when the Indian Premier League was suspended due to the pandemic.

Michael Slater, an ex-cricket actor, was accused of sending abusive texts to a former lady

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 23, 2022
Slater, 52, a Victorian mother-of-three, has said she was bombarded by a slew of troubling messages. The pair started dating in 2016, but it's estimated that the majority of the allegations of violence began after the marriage broke down. "I'm going to do my best to make you feel my pain." I'm now completely over you and will bring you down. Slater allegedly wrote to the woman, "no one deserved the care I've received." The former cricketer is said to be living in a mental health facility and is facing allegations of assault and stalk/intimidate relating to an incident in April this year.