Read the sick texts cricket commentator Michael Slater allegedly sent to woman he is accused of beating and threatening to kill – as he collapses in court
Michael Slater allegedly smashed his way into an ex-partner’s house after sending her disturbing text messages, punching, kicking and threatening to kill her, court documents have revealed.
He collapsed in Maroochydore Magistrates Court when he was refused bail for the offenses on Tuesday.
He faces 19 charges relating to alleged offenses committed on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast on various dates between December 5, 2023 and April 12 this year.
The 54-year-old has spent the past few days in the Maroochydore police guardhouse since he was arrested at the weekend.
Some of the alleged violent acts were caught on CCTV cameras at the woman’s property, including his repeated alleged verbal abuse – screaming obscenities and abuse before smashing his way into the home.
Slater (pictured commentating for Channel Nine) was wearing prison greens when he collapsed in a Queensland court after being told he had been refused bail
The former Test cricket star faces 19 charges including burglary of a dwelling with intent at night, common assault, assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation or strangulation
Mr. Slater, dressed in prison greens, put his head in his hands when he was told his bail had been refused.
He then collapsed while being led back to the cells by correctional staff.
The charges include domestic violence with unlawful stalking or intimidation, burglary of a dwelling with intent in the nighttime, common assault, assault causing bodily harm and strangulation or strangulation.
He was also charged with breaching bail and 10 counts of breaching a domestic violence order.
Police confirmed they arrested a 54-year-old Noosa Heads man at a Sunshine Coast address on Friday following alleged incidents of domestic violence involving a woman he was briefly in a relationship with.
Now the documents have revealed the shocking extent of the allegations against the former test batter.
Police will allege Slater (pictured outside a Sydney police station in 2021) sent more than 300 text messages to an ex-partner as he threatened to kill himself and called her a horrible nuisance
He is accused of stalking after being accused of bombarding the woman with around 300 texts from December last year to April 13.
Slater’s messages allegedly saw him call her an ‘escort’, ‘s**t’ and ‘c**t’ as he threatened to kill himself in some of the texts.
‘Be afraid, you are a fraud, I will hang my skull in front of your house. How does the goddamn king feel that you’re f***ing? Your damn king killed me,’ he is accused of writing.
Police have alleged Slater punched the woman in the face as she sat on the sofa at his Noosa address after she came over to check on his welfare when he texted her to say ‘I fell and think I have broken my rib’, according to News Corp.
The punch caused her eye to swell up before he allegedly kicked her in the leg, causing her to fall over before raising a vodka bottle over his head and saying: ‘I’m going to kill you.’
Slater (pictured at an earlier court appearance in Queensland) was refused bail after police told the court some of his alleged offenses were caught on CCTV
When the woman tried to get away from him, Slater allegedly grabbed her by the throat and slammed her against a refrigerator.
He is also accused of lifting her by the neck until she could not breathe after pushing her into a sink and washing machine.
It is alleged that Slater called the woman on April 12 this year to say he was in a mental institution, then smashed a window at her house and entered the address after repeatedly saying ‘f**k you’ and ‘where is your daughter?’
The ex-star grabbed her arm ‘tightly’ before police took him to hospital to treat an injury he sustained when he smashed the window.
Legal aid lawyer Michael Robinson told the court on Tuesday that his client planned to live in a rehab center in Sydney if he was released from custody.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Brendan Newman said court orders, prior convictions and the granting of bail had not deterred Mr Slater.
The 54-year-old (pictured playing for Australia) is accused of breaking into the woman’s home after punching her in the face and lifting her up by the neck
Maroochydore Magistrates Court was told Mr Slater denied any allegations of violence against the complainant.
The court was told that part of Mr Slater’s alleged offending involved “serious” acts of violence against the complainant, some of which were caught on CCTV at the home.
Sergeant Newman said Mr Slater could allegedly be heard on the tape repeatedly screaming “f**k you” and verbally abusing the complainant before smashing a window.
The victim was then allegedly assaulted at the home by Mr Slater, he said.
“She pleads with him to stop repeatedly, she is in a state of undress, cowering, clearly in fear for her safety,” Sergeant Newman told the court.
“We say the strength of the evidence is good.”
Bail was ultimately refused, with Judge Raelene Ellis.
“Some of these offenses were committed within 24 hours of the first sitting date of the court in other hours,” she said.
After making his debut during the 1993 Ashes tour, Slater played 74 Tests for Australia and amassed 5312 runs at an average of 42.83 with 14 centuries.
He also played 42 ODIs.
Slater retired from cricket in 2004 and embarked on a successful television commentary career.
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