Cricketer Michael Slater in hospital following arrest on Thursday
Former cricketer Michael Slater is in hospital after he was arrested for allegedly breaching bail.
Former cricketer Michael Slater is in hospital after he was arrested for allegedly breaching bail.
The 52-year-old was arrested on Thursday night after multiple triple-0 calls were made by a woman at a home on Sydney’s northern beaches.
Following his arrest, he was taken to a northern beaches police station before he was taken to hospital for a mental health assessment.
An interim apprehended violence order has been applied for to protect the 53-year-old beauty therapist he was with at the time of his arrest.
According to court documents, Slater is prohibited from assaulting, threatening, stalking, harassing or intimidating the woman and cannot approach her or be in her company for at least 12 hours after drinking or taking illicit drugs. He is also prohibited from going within 100m of where she lives or works.
He is on strict bail after facing multiple assault, stalking and intimidation and breaching bail charges.
“About 9.30pm on Thursday 22 September 2022, officers from Northern Beaches Police Area Command responded to triple-0 calls to a male allegedly causing a disturbance at a house in Freshwater,” a police spokesperson said.
Police say they spoke to Slater, before it was “detected” he may have been in breach of bail.
“He was taken to Manly police station and later conveyed to Northern Beaches Hospital for a mental health assessment.”
Slater’s strict bail conditions prohibit him from drinking alcohol or taking drugs, unless they are prescribed by a doctor.
In April, domestic violence charges were dismissed on mental health grounds and he was ordered to undergo a year-long mental health treatment plan.
He is also on bail after allegedly assaulting a 35-year-old woman that same month.
It is also alleged he assaulted and intimidated a man at a hospital in July. He is defending the charges.
In July Slater faced a magistrate, where it was revealed he had returned to a residential rehabilitation facility.
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