Disgraced former Australian cricket great Michael Slater bombarded a woman with up to 300 abusive text messages calling her a ‘c**t’ and a ‘s**t’ in a horrific tirade relating to domestic violence, it alleges police.
Fresh allegations against the former cricketer and Test commentator were detailed in court papers after Slater collapsed in court during an appearance on Tuesday.
The 54-year-old unsuccessfully applied for bail at Maroochydore Magistrates Court following his arrest at the weekend.
He faces multiple domestic violence-related offenses that allegedly occurred between December of last year and up to last week.
Mr Slater, dressed in a green prison uniform, put his hands on his head when he learned that his bail offer had been rejected.
He then collapsed as Correctional Services staff led him back to the cells.
Former Australian cricketer Michael Slater (pictured leaving court in May last year) faces 19 charges after being arrested last weekend.
The former commentator has been refused bail for a series of alleged domestic violence-related offences.
Mr Slater’s charges include entering a dwelling with intent during a night’s rest, suffocation, assault resulting in bodily harm, stalking and breaching bail.
They are all alleged to have occurred between December 5, 2023 and April 12 of this year.
Police allege in court documents that Slater sent the woman more than 300 messages during these dates.
Around 203 were allegedly sent from the afternoon of March 10 to the morning of March 11, calling her a ‘c**’, ‘escort’, ‘liar’ and ‘whore’ several times during the tirade, and threatening to take her own life.
Others, on different dates, included statements such as: ‘It’s okay, I’m going to see you’; ‘You’re going to hurt me, aren’t you?’ and what have you done?’.
Another 100 text messages were sent on April 10, starting at 8:44 a.m. and ending at 8:37 p.m., police allege in the documents.
Police further allege in the documents that Mr Slater accessed the woman’s CCTV camera on the front porch of her home on March 17 and turned it to face her home.
This allegedly occurred while the woman was giving a statement to officers at Noosa police station.
They were alerted via an app on their phone and allegedly observed Mr Slater looking into the house.
Police allege Slater sent more than 300 text messages to the woman, calling her a ‘c**t’, an ‘escort’, a ‘liar’ and a ‘whore’, as well as breaking into her home.
Legal Aid lawyer Michael Robinson told the court on Tuesday his client planned to reside in a rehabilitation center in Sydney if he was released.
Maroochydore Magistrates Court was told Mr Slater denied any allegations of violence against the complainant.
In a letter to the court, Slater’s doctor described the 54-year-old’s mental health problems and said he acted in an “impulsive, reckless and uncharacteristic manner.”
Robinson said the Sydney clinic had confirmed Slater had an appointment to visit her last week.
“There is documented evidence before the court that shows he will be outside the jurisdiction of the court, in a mental rehabilitation facility, basically doing something to address the (alleged) behavior,” Robinson said.
Police opposed bail, claiming Slater was at an unacceptable risk of committing further offenses if it was granted.
The court was told CCTV captured footage of the former cricket great allegedly breaking into the complainant’s home last week.
It is also alleged that Slater assaulted the woman by punching her and grabbing her arm firmly.
Mr Slater is alleged to repeatedly shout “fuck you” and “where’s your daughter” before entering the house.
The former cricket star is then alleged to have assaulted her by grabbing her arm firmly.
“She is repeatedly begging him to stop, she is naked, cowering, clearly scared for her safety,” Sgt Newman told the court on Tuesday.
“We say the strength of the evidence is good.”
Mr Slater’s charge of suffocation and assault occasioning bodily harm related to allegations he punched the woman at her Noosa Heads home after she attended due to concerns for her welfare.
Police allege Slater then strangled her in the laundry room as she tried to escape.
It is further alleged that he threatened to kill her while wielding an empty vodka bottle.
The bail jumping charge alleges that Mr. Slater returned a BAC of 0.119 percent when he was arrested, even though bail conditions required it to be below 0.05 percent.
Slater was remanded in custody and his case is due to appear in the same court on May 31.
Sgt Newman said the court “could not feel comfortable” with Mr Slater’s proposed bail conditions, pointing to comments made by his treating doctor.
He said Slater had a relevant criminal record in New South Wales and Queensland.
Magistrate Raelene Ellis ultimately refused bail.
“Some of these crimes were committed within 24 hours of the date of the first court appearance, during other hours,” he said.
Slater scored 5,312 runs, played 74 Test matches and 42 One-Day Internationals for Australia between 1993 and 2001 throughout his cricket career.
He then moved to commentator on Channels 7 and 9 after retiring.