Cricket legend Michael Slater is hit with a staggering number of new domestic violence charges

Australian cricket great Michael Slater has faced a Queensland court a long list of domestic violence charges after being arrested on the weekend.

The 54-year-old is facing 18 domestic violence-related charges including allegedly choking and strangulation, assault occasioning bodily harm, four charges of common assault, unlawful stalking and enter dwelling at night by break.

He is also charged with allegedly breaching bail conditions.

Slater did not appear at Queensland’s Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Monday as he remained behind bars at Maroochydore police station.

No pleas have been entered on his behalf.

Slater was remanded in custody and will return to court on April 16 for a bail application, with the court’s duty lawyer telling the magistrate he is making enquiries about a rehabilitation facility for the former cricket star.

Last October the former Test opening batter sought mental health treatment at a private men’s retreat after being charged with allegedly attacking a police officer.

‘Unfortunately the defendant’s health has deteriorated to such a state where his psychologist directed he be institutionalised for treatment for his own safety and well being,’ a letter to the court written by Slater’s solicitor Tony Krahenbring stated. 

Queensland Police were called to a Noosa Heads home just before midnight on March 31, 2023 following reports of a domestic violence-related matter and medical incident at the property. 

Police alleged that Slater assaulted an officer at the Noosa Heads address.

On November 8 last year he was convicted of common assault, breaching a restraining order and two other offences against a woman.

The former cricket star (pictured playing for Australia in 1998) did not attend Maroochydore Magistrates Court as he was still locked up in a nearby police station

On Monday a duty lawyer told the court that enquiries are being made about a rehabilitation facility for Slater (pictured outside court last year) 

Magistrate Robyn Denes said the offending involved noted aspects of domestic violence crimes, accusations of infidelity, demands to see phones, restrictions on who she could meet and speak to, and threats of self-harm.

He was labelled as a ‘domestic abuser’ as it was revealed he pulled on his ex-girlfriend’s hoodie causing her to fall into a benchtop in April 2023.

Slater then attempted to email, text and call her more than 100 times, breaching a domestic violence order.

He was sentenced to a two-year jail sentence to be served in the community.

The former Channel Nine commentator played 74 Tests for Australia in an eight-year career, scoring 5312 runs and 14 centuries in the long form of the game.

He also starred in 42 one-day internationals for his country.