Former Australian Test cricketer Michael Slater has this morning pleaded not guilty to assaulting and obstructing Queensland Police, describing the incident as 'a misunderstanding'. FULL STORY: 9News
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The former opener and TV commentator obstructed officers at the Noosa Heads address, assaulting one who suffered a cut to his hand, police say."It was an unfortunate situation that evening where it was a welfare check on my mental health," he said outside court. "The ambulance then came. I spent the night in the hospital under observation and then everything's sort of back on track."Slater said he would keep working hard on his mental health, telling reporters it had been an ongoing battle for a number of years.
Asked if there was a need to talk more about former sports stars and their mental health, Slater said: "I still think there's a lot of gaps that can be filled but certainly retired sportspeople, there's a list of struggles in retirement.
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