A Sydney court has dismissed domestic violence charges against former Australia cricket star Michael Slater on mental health grounds, the country's state media have reported.
The 52-year-old was arrested in October 2021 and charged with harassment and intimidation of his ex-wife following alleged domestic violence. He was then arrested again in December for breaching a restraining order, having allegedly attempted to call his former partner 18 times, as well as sending her 66 texts in two-and-a-half hours.
Player-turned-pundit Slater was set to appear in Waverley Local Court but did not attend after he was detained by police and ambulance officers on Tuesday. Police prosecutor Sergeant Lachlan Kirby told the court Slater had instead been taken to a mental health facility on Sydney’s northern beaches.
