Ex-test cricketer Michael Slater set to be released after time served for domestic violence offenses
- Michael Slater, a 55-year-old former Australian Test cricketer, received a four-year prison sentence for domestic violence offenses.
- Slater's actions, taking place between December 2023 and April of last year in the Noosa region, involved multiple charges.
- The charges included unlawful stalking, intimidation, breaking into a dwelling, common assault, choking, and contravening a domestic violence order.
- Judge Cash noted Slater's early guilty plea showed remorse, while the prosecution noted that alcohol was a recurring feature, with Slater sending over 100 daily text messages to the victim.
- Slater will be released from custody after serving more than a year, with the remainder of his sentence suspended for five years, and he wishes to return to New South Wales.
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Former Australia Test batter and TV commentator Michael Slater was sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to domestic violence charges, but will walk free after serving more than a year in custody.
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