Michael Slater

Domestic violence charges against former cricketer Michael Slater have been dismissed as a Sydney court ordered him to undergo treatment.

He was also ordered not to consume drugs or alcohol unless prescribed by a doctor and banned from using a mobile phone. In December he was ordered to check into the mental health ward of Northern Beaches Hospital as a condition of release on bail. He was facing charges of stalking and intimidation as well as using a carriage service to menace or harass.

The former Test cricketer's domestic violence charges have been dismissed in court amid new allegations he assaulted a different woman.

Arriving about half an hour later, Slater “began to interrogate” the woman about her movements and accused her of having a man over the night before. On Wednesday, Hudson noted that Slater had a history of mental illness but no prior history of offending. Get it here. An incident on October 12 was the final straw. At a hearing last week in which Slater applied to have the charges dealt with under mental health legislation, the court was told he spent a total of 108 days at the mental health unit. Police prosecutor Sergeant Lachlan Kirby told the court Slater “was detained by police and ambulance last night and taken to a mental health facility” following a fresh incident.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Lachlan Kirby told the court Mr Slater had been detained by police and paramedics on Tuesday night and taken to a mental health ...

Mr Hudson said leading up to the offending, Mr Slater’s mental health deteriorated while stuck in India during the Covid pandemic, as well as while in hotel quarantine on his return to the country. In December, he was rearrested at Manly and charged with contravening the AVO, as well as another charge of using a carriage service to menace, harass or intimidate his former partner. Mr Slater was charged with using a mobile phone to harass his ex-partner between March and October last year, as well as stalking and intimidating the woman in Randwick between October 12 and 13.

The former Australian cricketer faced a Sydney court on charges of stalking and intimidation.

He was also ordered not to consume drugs or alcohol unless prescribed by a doctor and banned from using a mobile phone. In December he was ordered to check into the mental health ward of Northern Beaches Hospital as a condition of release on bail. The retired Australian batsman was facing charges of stalking and intimidation as well as using a carriage service to menace or harass.

Australian cricket great Michael Slater has had charges of domestic violence dismissed on grounds of mental health.

When charged back in October, it was alleged Slater 'menaced and harrassed' his ex-partner using his mobile phone between March and October last year, before he then began to intimidate her. According to Magistrate Ross Hudson, Slater's mental health had unravelled and there had been a "significant change" in his circumstances since he was charged last year. "He's shown a tangible commitment to therapy and counselling."

Domestic violence charges against former cricketer Michael Slater have been dismissed as a Sydney court ordered him to...