Cricket great Michael Slater is hit with more charges after allegedly assaulting and threatening a man
- Aussie cricket star Michael Slater is charged with assaulting a man in NSW
- He represented the nation in more than a hundred cricket internationals
- Slater has been hit with a string of charges since October 2021
- In 2021 he was axed from his commentating job after controversial comments
Australian cricket great Michael Slater has been hit with new assault charges.
The 52-year-old former star allegedly assaulted a 36-year-old man at in a hospital at Frenchs Forest on Sydney´s northern beaches on July 18.
He is facing two new counts of common assault and one count of attempt to stalk or intimidate intend fear of physical or mental harm.
Michael Slater (pictured) has been slapped with fresh assault charges over an incident in July in Frenchs Forest
Slater played 74 Tests and 42 one-day internationals for Australia between 1993 and 2001 before moving into television commentary.
He was axed from Channel 7´s cricket coverage last October after he slammed Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Twitter while he was in the Maldives when the Indian Premier League was suspended due to the pandemic.
More to come
Advertisement