- Michael Slater shared a weird submit on social media earlier than his newest fees
- Slater, 54, was hit with 18 home violence fees in courtroom
- He shared a message about ‘hypocrisy’ and ‘corruption’ on Instagram
Michael Slater shared a submit about ‘hypocrisy’ and ‘corruption’ simply 48 hours earlier than he was hit with a slew of recent domestic violence fees.
The Australian cricket nice is facing 18 domestic violence-related charges together with allegedly choking and strangulation, assault occasioning bodily hurt, 4 fees of widespread assault, illegal stalking and coming into a dwelling at night time by break-in.
He’s additionally charged with allegedly breaching bail situations.
Slater, 54, didn’t seem at Queensland‘s Maroochydore Magistrates Courtroom on Monday as he remained behind bars at Maroochydore police station.
Nevertheless it has since come to gentle {that a} submit discussing ‘hypocrisy’ and ‘corruption’ was just lately shared by Slater to his Instagram account over the weekend.
Michael Slater shared this submit simply two days earlier than he was hit with home violence fees
Slater was arrested over the weekend and stays behind bars in a Queensland police station
‘Hypocrisy is the audacity to evangelise integrity from a den of corruption,’ the submit learn.
It isn’t identified whether or not he posted the message earlier than or after his arrest.
No pleas have been entered on his behalf.
Slater was remanded in custody and can return to courtroom on April 16 for a bail software, with the courtroom’s obligation lawyer telling the Justice of the Peace he’s making enquiries a couple of rehabilitation facility for the previous cricket star.
Final October the previous Take a look at opening batter sought mental health treatment at a private men’s retreat after being charged with allegedly attacking a police officer.
‘Sadly the defendant’s well being has deteriorated to such a state the place his psychologist directed he be institutionalised for therapy for his personal security and nicely being,’ a letter to the courtroom written by Slater’s solicitor Tony Krahenbring said.
Queensland Police had been known as to a Noosa Heads dwelling simply earlier than midnight on March 31, 2023 following studies of a home violence-related matter and medical incident on the property.
Police alleged that Slater assaulted an officer at the Noosa Heads address.
Slater (pictured outdoors courtroom final 12 months) has been hit with a protracted record of home violence-related fees after being arrested on the weekend
On November 8 final 12 months he was convicted of widespread assault, breaching a restraining order and two different offences in opposition to a girl.
Justice of the Peace Robyn Denes stated the offending concerned famous points of home violence crimes, accusations of infidelity, calls for to see telephones, restrictions on who she might meet and converse to, and threats of self-harm.
He was labelled as a ‘home abuser’ because it was revealed he pulled on his ex-girlfriend’s hoodie inflicting her to fall right into a benchtop in April 2023.
Slater then tried to electronic mail, textual content and name her greater than 100 instances, breaching a home violence order.
He was sentenced to a two-year jail sentence to be served in the neighborhood.
The previous Channel 9 commentator performed 74 Checks for Australia in an eight-year profession, scoring 5312 runs and 14 centuries within the lengthy type of the sport.
He additionally starred in 42 one-day internationals for his nation.