Peter Slater and his wife Carole were born in England and emigrated to Tasmania<\/a> in 1966, before moving to the NSW<\/a> town of Wagga Wagga, where the cricketer was born.<\/p>\n The ex-opening batter credited his parents for helping him on the way to sporting success.<\/p>\n ‘My family was always involved in sport, so from an early age it just seemed natural for me to play any game that was on offer,’ he said in his biography.<\/p>\n Cricketer turned TV star Michael Slater (pictured outside court) has revealed his father Peter has passed away<\/p>\n The former Test opening batter told his followers the sad news with the simple words, ‘RIP Dad. I love you’<\/p>\n The 55-year-old received a four-year jail sentence, partly suspended, after pleading guilty to several serious offences earlier this year<\/p>\n Michael Slater walked free from a Queensland court in April after being sentenced to four years in jail, partly suspended.<\/p>\n He had pleaded guilty to\u00a0two counts of common assault, one of unlawful striking, assault occasioning bodily harm, burglary by break at night, and two counts of strangulation.\u00a0<\/p>\n Judge Glen Cash passed the sentence but partly suspended it for time served as Slater had spent more than a year in custody after being refused bail over the offences.<\/p>\n The remainder of Slater’s sentence is suspended for five years, during which he will risk being returned to custody if he commits another serious offence.<\/p>\n Slater posted a worrying message to Instagram six weeks ago, writing, ‘When you’re at your lowest right now knowing you’re not gonna tell anyone because they’ll think you’re seeking for attention.’<\/p>\n That drew a message of support from former England Test skipper Michael Vaughan, who was also Slater’s colleague at Channel Nine.<\/p>\n ‘Thinking of you Slats,’ Vaughan wrote.<\/p>\n ‘Always remember you mean so much to so many people x.’\u00a0<\/p>\n Pictured: The worrying message Slater posted on Instagram six weeks ago\u00a0\u2013 which attracted a message of support from former England skipper Michael Vaughan (circled)<\/p>\n Slater was branded an alcoholic by Judge Glen Cash when his sentence was passed<\/p>\n Slater was arrested in April 2024 and had been behind bars on remand until his sentence was passed.<\/p>\n His offences against a woman who he had been romantically involved with saw him face more than a dozen charges, including enter dwelling with intent by break at night, choking, assault occasioning bodily harm, stalking and breaching bail.<\/p>\n The offences were all alleged to have occurred between December 5, 2023 and April 12, 2024.<\/p>\n Police alleged Slater sent hundreds of messages to the woman in which he called her a ‘c**’, ‘escort’, ‘liar’ and ‘sl*t’ several times and threatened to take his own life.<\/p>\n It was further alleged that Slater accessed the woman’s CCTV camera on the front porch of her house on March 17 last year, turning it around to face into her home.<\/p>\n The woman was allegedly alerted through an app on her phone while she was speaking to officers at Noosa Police Station.<\/p>\n Slater was further alleged to have smashed a window to gain access to the woman’s home and assaulted her by grabbing her arm.<\/p>\n It was alleged he also choked her on two different occasions.<\/p>\n Judge Cash warned Slater that his road back from the guilty verdict would be tough.<\/p>\n ‘It’s obvious, Mr Slater, that you are an alcoholic,’ Cash said.<\/p>\n ‘Your rehabilitation will not be easy. 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