Following a court appearance in Maroochydore on Monday, a former Test cricket player and pundit was placed under remand.
After facing over a dozen charges, former Australian Test cricket player Michael Slater was placed under police remand, On Monday, the 54-year-old Slater’s case was brought up before the Maroochydore magistrates court, He is charged with nineteen counts stemming from alleged offenses committed on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland on different occasions between December 5, 2023, and April 12, 2024.
The allegations include ordinary assault, assault resulting in bodily harm, strangling or suffocating, unlawful stalking or intimidation, and breaking into a residence with the purpose to commit a crime at night, In addition, the former opening batsman and TV pundit was accused of ten counts of violating a domestic violence order and of violating bail, A 54-year-old man from Noosa Heads was taken into custody by police on Friday at a Sunshine Coast property in connection with multiple reports of suspected domestic violence over the course of several days.
The matter is scheduled to be mentioned in the same court on Tuesday, and Slater has been placed under remand in detention, Slater played 74 Test matches for Australia after making his debut during the 1993 Ashes tour, scoring 5,312 runs at an average of 42.83 with 14 tons of strikeouts, 42 One-Day Internationals were also played by him, In 2004, Slater announced his retirement from cricket to pursue a lucrative career as a TV commentator.