Following an alleged incident in the Australian state of Queensland, police have charged former Australian cricketer and broadcaster Michael Slater. Slater, meanwhile, represented Australia in 42 ODIs and 74 Tests between 1993 and 2001. He transitioned into a career as a cricket analyst and pundit after quitting all forms of the game.
David Slater. Twitter Police statement following the detention of former Test opener Michael Slater, The guy is scheduled to appear in Noosa Magistrates Court on May 2, and because the case involves domestic abuse and medical issues, no other information will be provided for privacy reasons. AAP quoted police in a statement.
According to the Daily Mail, police claim the 53-year-old man obstructed and assaulted an officer, who suffered a minor hand injury. While he is expected to appear in the Noosa Magistrates’ Court on 2 May.
Slater reportedly impeded police and assaulted an officer who was holding a small firearm on the night of the incident, despite the fact that Queensland Police had been called to a domestic violence case and a medical emergency. got fired. He had already been detained on domestic violence-related accusations in October 2021.
The former Australian Test cricketers, though, are once again making headlines for all the wrong reasons in 2021. He was then accused of disobeying a protective order. According to the New South Wales state police, the 53-year-old was reported for the second time after he reportedly violated an apprehension violence order (AVO).
Former Australian cricketer Michael Slater has been charged with assault and obstructing police following an alleged domestic violence incident in Noosa Heads on 31 March.
Just before midnight police were called to an address where Slater allegedly assaulted an officer.#9News pic.twitter.com/hlj0gCQUH7
— 9News Queensland (@9NewsQueensland) April 3, 2023
He may have violated a probable violence order by sending 66 texts and made 18 calls, according to some accounts, which led to his arrest. The messages were “disturbing and exceedingly insulting,” according to a prosecutor. Slater’s solicitor, however, argued in his favour by claiming that Slater had made a mistake once when intoxicated.
Prior to the cricket summer of 2021/22, a former Australian Test batsman and commentator has supposedly been fired from channel 7. The former Australian opener has been a part of the commentary team for Channel 7 ever since the free-to-air network acquired cricket rights in 2018. However, he apparently wasn’t able to secure a new contract this year.
It was then claimed that Slater’s Channel 7 departure was at least in part a result of his controversial public challenge to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in early 2021. Michael Slater attacked the prime minister back in May 2021 after the Australian government decided to forbid residents from returning from India as a result of the Covid epidemic.