Former Australia check batter and TV commentator Michael Slater. — AFP
MELBOURNE: Former Australia check batter and TV commentator Michael Slater was sentenced to 4 years’ jail on Tuesday after pleading responsible to home violence fees however will stroll free after serving greater than a 12 months in custody.
Slater’s jail sentence was partly suspended, a registrar on the Maroochydore District Court docket stated.
Slater was refused bail by the court docket simply over a 12 months in the past after being remanded in police custody and charged with a number of home violence offences on Queensland state’s Sunshine Coast between December 5, 2023 and April 12, 2024.
The costs included allegations of assault, strangulation, housebreaking and stalking in relation to a number of incidents in opposition to a lady within the Noosa area.
In sentencing on Tuesday, Maroochydore choose Glen Money advised Slater it was apparent he was an alcoholic, the Australian Broadcasting Company reported.
“Your rehabilitation will not be easy — alcoholism is part of your make-up.”
Slater performed 74 Checks from 1993-2001 and have become a profitable cricket commentator earlier than being axed by the Seven Community in 2021.
He has been charged with a number of home violence offences lately and struggled with psychological well being points.
Slater was sentenced to a two-year group corrections order by a Sydney court docket in late-2022 after pleading responsible to fees together with frequent assault and tried stalking of a lady.
A group corrections order is a non-custodial punishment in Australia.
