Former Australia batsman Michael Slater has been arrested in Sydney after a domestic violence incident, Australian media reported on Wednesday. He was charged with using a ‘carriage service to menace/harass/offend and stalk/intimidate intend fear physical harm’, police said.
However, Slater’s manager Sean Anderson declined to comment on the reports. New South Wales (NSW) police said they had started an investigation on Tuesday into reports of a domestic violence incident last week. As of now he has been granted conditional bail and is due to appear in court next month.
“Following inquiries, detectives attended a home at Manly about 9:20 a.m. and spoke with a 51-year-old man. He has since been arrested and taken to Manly police station,” NSW Police said in a statement on Wednesday
Michael Slater, an opening batsman played in 74 Test matches, scoring 5,312 runs and 14 centuries at an average of 42. He has also played 42 One Day Internationals for Australia between 1993 and 1997.
The 51-year-old caused controversy in May after a furious tirade against Prime Minister Scott Morrison on social media. Slater said Morrison had “blood on (his) hands” after the government temporarily banned Australians from returning home from India as the Asian nation battled a major COVID-19 outbreak.
“If our government cared for the safety of Aussies they would allow us to get home. It’s a disgrace!! Blood on your hands PM. How dare you treat us like this. How about you sort out the quarantine system. I had government permission to work on the IPL but I now have government neglect. And for those who think this is a money exercise. Well, forget it. This is what I do for a living and I have not made a penny having left early.” Slater tested in May
