Sydney: Former Australian opener Michael Slater was arrested over domestic violence charges in Sydney on Wednesday.
According to local media reports, the 51-year-old well-known television expert was arrested in connection with an alleged incident that took place las
t week, New South Wales police confirmed.
“Officers attached to the Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command commenced an investigation yesterday, after receiving reports of a domestic violence incident alleged to have occurred on Tuesday 12 October 2021,” police was quoted as saying in a statement by news agency AFP.
“Following inquiries, detectives attended a home at Manly about 9:20 am today, and spoke with a 51-year-old man.
“He has since been arrested and taken to Manly Police Station,” the police said.
Slater was a top batter of the Australian Test side for close to a decade, scoring 5,312 runs before he hung up his boots in 2004.
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