Former Take a look at batter turned TV star Michael Slater has introduced the demise of his father Peter with an Instagram publish that merely learn, ‘RIP Dad. I really like you.’
The 55-year-old revealed the unhappy information to his followers on Tuesday morning, posting a photograph of his dad accompanied by a coronary heart emoji.
Slater’s household tragedy comes simply 4 months after he was sentenced over an extended checklist of significant costs, together with home violence offences.
Peter Slater and his spouse Carole had been born in England and emigrated to Tasmania in 1966, earlier than shifting to the NSW city of Wagga Wagga, the place the cricketer was born.
The ex-opening batter credited his dad and mom for serving to him on the best way to sporting success.
‘My household was all the time concerned in sport, so from an early age it simply appeared pure for me to play any recreation that was on supply,’ he mentioned in his biography.
Cricketer turned TV star Michael Slater (pictured exterior courtroom) has revealed his father Peter has handed away
The previous Take a look at opening batter instructed his followers the unhappy information with the easy phrases, ‘RIP Dad. I really like you’
The 55-year-old acquired a four-year jail sentence, partly suspended, after pleading responsible to a number of critical offences earlier this yr
Michael Slater walked free from a Queensland courtroom in April after being sentenced to 4 years in jail, partly suspended.
He had pleaded responsible to two counts of widespread assault, certainly one of illegal placing, assault occasioning bodily hurt, housebreaking by break at night time, and two counts of strangulation.
Choose Glen Money handed the sentence however partly suspended it for time served as Slater had spent greater than a yr in custody after being refused bail over the offences.
The rest of Slater’s sentence is suspended for 5 years, throughout which he’ll danger being returned to custody if he commits one other critical offence.
Slater posted a worrying message to Instagram six weeks in the past, writing, ‘While you’re at your lowest proper now figuring out you are not gonna inform anybody as a result of they will suppose you are looking for for consideration.’
That drew a message of help from former England Take a look at skipper Michael Vaughan, who was additionally Slater’s colleague at Channel 9.
‘Pondering of you Slats,’ Vaughan wrote.
‘All the time keep in mind you imply a lot to so many individuals x.’
Pictured: The worrying message Slater posted on Instagram six weeks in the past – which attracted a message of help from former England skipper Michael Vaughan (circled)
Slater was branded an alcoholic by Choose Glen Money when his sentence was handed
Slater was arrested in April 2024 and had been behind bars on remand till his sentence was handed.
His offences in opposition to a lady who he had been romantically concerned with noticed him face greater than a dozen costs, together with enter dwelling with intent by break at night time, choking, assault occasioning bodily hurt, stalking and breaching bail.
The offences had been all alleged to have occurred between December 5, 2023 and April 12, 2024.
Police alleged Slater despatched tons of of messages to the girl during which he referred to as her a ‘c**’, ‘escort’, ‘liar’ and ‘sl*t’ a number of occasions and threatened to take his personal life.
It was additional alleged that Slater accessed the girl’s CCTV digital camera on the entrance porch of her home on March 17 final yr, turning it round to face into her house.
The girl was allegedly alerted by means of an app on her telephone whereas she was chatting with officers at Noosa Police Station.
Slater was additional alleged to have smashed a window to realize entry to the girl’s house and assaulted her by grabbing her arm.
It was alleged he additionally choked her on two totally different events.
Choose Money warned Slater that his highway again from the responsible verdict can be robust.
‘It is apparent, Mr Slater, that you’re an alcoholic,’ Money mentioned.
‘Your rehabilitation won’t be straightforward. Alcoholism is a part of your make-up.’
