Tweet Facebook Mail Former Australian Test cricketer Michael Slater's bid to be released on bail has been refused, with a court finding an unacceptable risk he would commit domestic violence offences. The 54-year-old is charged with 25 offences including choking, unlawful stalking, breaking into a dwelling with intent at night and assault. Slater was refused bail in the Brisbane Supreme Court on Tuesday, following the denial of a magistrates court bail application in April.
READ MORE: Matthew Perry's bleak last words revealed Former Australian Test cricketer Michael Slater's bid to be released on bail has been refused. (Dominic Lorrimer) The former television commentator has been in custody for about four-and-a-half months. The charges relate to alleged offences perpetrated on Queensland 's Sunshine Coast on various dates over about four months, while he was the subject of a protection order.
Slater is accused of choking a woman while shaking her at his house in December 2023. READ MORE: 'Tech king' missing after luxury superyacht sinks in freak storm The 54-year-old is charged with 25 offences. (Nine Archives) "The allegation is that it caused restriction to her breathing and bruising to her neck," Justice Paul Freeburn said.
He is also accused of sending her abusive messages, with police allegedly finding some when conducting a welfare check on Slater in March 2024. Police responding to a call about a "wild and abusive male" at a Noosa Heads house found Slater who appeared .