“Officers attached to the Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command commenced an investigation yesterday[on Tuesday] after receiving reports of a domestic violence incident alleged to have occurred on Tuesday 12 October 2021,” NSW Police said in a statement on Wednesday.
“He was subsequently arrested and taken to Manly police station,where he was charged with use[of a] carriage service to menace/harass/offend and stalk/intimidate intend fear physical harm.”
Slater left the police station on Wednesday afternoon,accompanied by his solicitor James McLoughlin,and drove away in a red BMW.
“Michael’s got nothing to say,he’s exercising his right to silence,” Mr McLoughlin said.
Slater was granted police bail and will appear in Waverley Local Court on November 11.
His arrest comes weeks after he was reportedly sacked by Channel Seven as a member of its cricket commentary team,afterhe branded the government blocking Australian citizens from returning home from India a “disgrace”.