Ben Cousins jailed for 12 months

Ben Cousins after a previous court appearance. PIC: Seven News

BREAKING: Ben Cousins has been jailed for a year.

Former AFL star Ben Cousins has been sentenced to 12 months in prison.

The 38-year-old was sentenced in the Perth Magistrates Court on Tuesday over 11 charges including aggravated stalking, breaching a violence restraining order and drug and driving offences.

Cousins’ lawyer asked the magistrate to suspend his sentence so he could attend a rehabilitation program funded by the AFL, but the request was denied.

The sentence has been backdated to February 24.

He will be eligible for parole.

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