Ex-Australian cricketer who played 74 Tests detained by police for assault and stalking Cricket News

Former Australian cricketer and commentator Michael Slater has been remanded in police custody after being charged with offenses including common assault and stalking. According to the Guardian, 54-year-old Slater was charged with more than a dozen offenses, including unlawful stalking or intimidation, common assault, intentional breaking and entering of a dwelling at night, assault occasioning bodily harm, and suffocation or suffocation. Slater’s case was mentioned in Queensland’s Maroochydore District Court on Monday. He faces a total of 19 charges for offenses allegedly committed on the Sunshine Coast between December 5 and April 12 last year.

Police confirmed a 54-year-old man from Noosa Heads was arrested on the Sunshine Coast last Friday following a “several days” domestic violence incident.

Slater was also charged with breaching bail and ten counts of “breaching a domestic violence order”.

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

The former right-handed Australia opener played 74 Test matches and 42 ODIs between 1993 and 2003.

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