Ex-cricketer Slater Sentenced Over Domestic Violence Charges

Former Australia cricketer Michael Slater has been handed a partially suspended four-year situation condemnation aft pleading blameworthy to home unit charges.

However, nan 55-year-old will locomotion free - having already served much than a twelvemonth successful custody aft being refused bail successful 2024.

Slater, who played 74 Tests for Australia betwixt 1993 and 2001, pleaded blameworthy to 2 counts of communal assault, 1 of unlawful striking, 1 of battle occasioning bodily harm, burglary and 2 counts of strangulation.

Judge Glen Cash told Slater "alcoholism is portion of your make-up" and that his rehabilitation will "not beryllium easy".

"It's evident that you are an alcoholic," Judge Cash said.

Slater collapsed and had to beryllium helped to his feet by situation officers aft being denied bail by a Queensland tribunal successful April 2024.

He has remained successful custody since, spending conscionable complete a twelvemonth down bars.

Slater amassed much than 5,000 runs - including 14 hundreds and 21 half-centuries - during an eight-year Test profession pinch Australia.

He moved into a profession arsenic a commentator pursuing his status successful 2004, first pinch Channel 4 successful nan UK and past successful Australia pinch nan Seven Network - who dropped him successful 2021.

In 2022, Slater was sentenced to a two-year organization corrections bid by a Sydney tribunal aft pleading blameworthy to charges including communal battle and attempted stalking of a woman.