Twist as troubled cricket great Michael Slater faces court accused of assaulting police officer who was responding to alleged domestic violence incident
- Michael Slater facing three charges
- Follows an alleged incident on March 31
- Star’s sad fall from grace in recent years
Australian cricket great Michael Slater faces another delay to his court case involving the alleged assault of a police officer, with his lawyers obtaining body-worn camera footage of the alleged incident.
Mr Slater is facing two charges of obstructing police and a single charge of assault police, stemming from an alleged incident on the Sunshine Coast earlier this year.
The 53-year-old last told media he would be contesting the charges following his first appearance in April.
Mr Slater, who is on bail, was not in attendance when his matter was mentioned on Tuesday.
His lawyers instead wrote to Noosa Magistrates Court stating they had reviewed bodyworn camera footage of the alleged incident.
Police will allege fallen Aussie cricket star Michael Slater (pictured) assaulted an officer when they were called to a Noosa Heads address on March 31
Police revealed on Tuesday they were on the scene in relation to an alleged domestic violence incident (Slater, is pictured above)
Slater, 53, will plead not guilty and previously labelled the multiple charges a ‘misunderstanding’
The court was told a one-month adjournment was needed for further case conferencing and for police to respond to the footage.
Magistrate Christopher Callaghan adjourned the matter to August 1.
Mr Slater’s bail was continued.
Police allege Mr Slater assaulted an officer when they were called to a Noosa Heads address at about midnight on March 31 in relation to an alleged domestic violence-related matter and medical incident.
The officer allegedly sustained a cut to his hand, a Queensland Police spokesman said at the time.
During a previous appearance at the same court Mr Slater said he would be pleading not guilty to the charges.
Over his cricketing career Mr Slater scored 5312 runs, playing 74 Test matches and 42 one-day internationals for Australia between 1993 and 2001.
He then transitioned to commentary with Channels 7 and 9 after retiring.
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