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Disgraced former Australian cricket great Michael Slater bombarded a woman with up to 300 abusive texts calling her a 'c**t' and 's**t' in a horrific DV-related tirade, police allege.
Fresh allegations against the former Test cricketer and commentator have been detailed in court documents after Mr Slater collapsed in court during an appearance on Tuesday.
The 54-year-old unsuccessfully applied for bail at Maroochydore Magistrates Court following his arrest at the weekend.
He is facing multiple domestic violence-related offences alleged to have occurred between December last year and up to last week.
Mr Slater, dressed in prison greens, placed his head in his hands upon learning his bail bid had been refused.
He then collapsed while being led back to the cells by Corrective Services staff.
Former Australian cricketer Michael Slater (pictured leaving court in May last year) is facing 19 charges after being arrested last weekend
The former commentator has been refused bail over a string of alleged domestic violence-related offences
Mr Slater's charges include enter dwelling with intent by break at night, choking, assault occasioning bodily harm, stalking and breaching bail.
They are all alleged to have occurred between December 5, 2023 and April 12 this year.
Police allege in court documents that Mr Slater sent the woman more than 300 messages over these dates.
About 203 were allegedly sent from the afternoon of March 10 to the morning of March 11, calling her a 'c**', 'escort', 'liar' and 'sl*t' several times throughout the tirade, and threats to take his own life.
Others on different dates included statements such as: 'OK I am coming to you'; 'You're going to hurt me aren't you' and 'What have you done'.
A further 100 texts were sent on April 10 - starting at 8.44am in the morning and ending at 8.37pm, police allege in the documents.
Police further allege in the documents Mr Slater accessed the woman's CCTV camera on the front porch of her house on March 17, turning it around to face into her home.
This allegedly occurred while the woman was giving a statement to officers at Noosa Police Station.
They were alerted through an app on her phone and allegedly observed Mr Slater peering into the home.
