- Ben Cousins has reportedly been released from prison 10 months into sentence
- He was jailed for a year after breaching a restraining order taken out by his ex
- Reports say Cousins was picked up from Acacia Prison on Wednesday morning
Fallen AFL premiership player Ben Cousins has reportedly been released from prison 10 months into his one-year sentence for stalking and repeatedly breaching a restraining order taken out by his ex-partner.
The 39-year-old former West Coast Eagles captain and Brownlow medallist was jailed in March for causing ‘ongoing terror’ to Maylea Tinecheff, with whom he has two young children.
Cousins, who has struggled with drug addiction, was reportedly picked up by his father Bryan from Acacia Prison on shortly after 8am on Wednesday and taken to the family home in Bicton.
In September, Cousins faced court over drug-driving charges, after crashing into a truck while high on methamphetamine in 2016.
His license was disqualified and he was fined $1200. He was also ordered to pay $2295 in chemical analysis fees from the crash.
During this appearance, his lawyer, Mr Tudori, told the court Cousins had ‘taken and embraced’ a job offer from his old employer but would not elaborate when quizzed by reporters.
Cousins would live with his parents when he was released, the lawyer said.
It comes after Cousins had his potential release delayed in August, when results of a failed prison drug test came back just two weeks before he was eligible for parole.
As such he cannot be released until he completes rehabilitation courses which his lawyer, Michael Tudori, said had taken too long to start.
Despite the incident, his lawyer said at the time that the disgraced former sportsman was ‘drug-free and in positive spirits’.
Former AFL star Ben Cousins has reportedly been released from prison after breaching a restraining order taken out by his former partner (pictured during court case in January 2017)