Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
32%
7 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
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Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
In short:
Lawyers for fitness influencer Sam Wood have filed an appeal after he was refused bail for domestic violence offences.
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he → file → offences
The 46-year-old's legal team are set to argue the bail decision was "unreasonable or plainly unjust".
What's next?
Mr Wood's lawyers have asked for an expedited hearing, which is expected to be heard within the next three weeks, and could be as early as Friday.
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which → set → Friday
Lawyers for former reality television personality Sam Wood, who is facing domestic violence charges, have asked for a hearing to challenge his bail refusal to be expedited.
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who → face → refusal
Mr Wood, who normally resides in Melbourne, was staying at a Noosa apartment complex last month, when he was arrested.
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he → reside → complex
He was charged with one count each of assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation, allegedly committed against his wife Snezana Wood.
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He → charge → wife
On Friday, he unsuccessfully applied for bail in the Supreme Court, after an earlier failed attempt for release.
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he → apply → release
Yesterday his lawyers flagged their intention to appeal the decision and today formally filed paperwork with the Court of Appeal (COA).
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lawyers → flag → Appeal
Mr Wood's legal team have asked for an expedited hearing, which is expected to be heard within the next three weeks, and could be as early as Friday.
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which → ask → Friday
They are set to argue in the COA that Justice Patrick McCafferty's decision to refuse bail was "unreasonable or plainly unjust".
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decision → set → bail
According to court documents, it will be submitted Justice McCafferty failed to assess or consider the likely length of time Mr Wood would spend in custody before a trial.
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Wood → accord → trial
They will also submit the judge failed to consider whether the bail conditions proposed would reduce the risk of further offending to an acceptable level.
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conditions → submit → level
During his most recent bail hearing, the court heard details about Mr Wood's alleged offending.
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court → hear → offending
The court heard after allegedly having "several drinks" out at dinner, back in the apartment Mr Wood became involved in an argument with his wife and 21-year-old stepdaughter about packing.
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Wood → hear → packing
During this confrontation, he allegedly told the pair they can "both die", before he allegedly grabbed his wife by the throat, and pushed her against a wall, then onto the floor, and banged her head on the way down.
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he → tell → way
His lawyer Paula Morreau KC argued in that hearing that Mr Wood, who denies the allegations, would be at risk of spending too much time in prison on remand if he was convicted.
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he → argue → remand
Ms Morreau told the court it was agreed that if her client was convicted, the likely sentence would be in the range of 12 months in actual custody, and a trial was unlikely to be heard before that period.
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trial → tell → period
She told the court any risks could be appropriately addressed by her client living in Tasmania with family or another approved property in Queensland.
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risks → tell → Queensland
A surety of $1 million was also offered.
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surety → offer → million
When handing down his decision Justice McCafferty told the court the allegations were "extremely serious" but reiterated "they remain allegations".
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they → hand → court
Ultimately, he agreed with prosecutors who were opposing his release, ruling Mr Wood was an unacceptable risk of re-offending and his bail should be refused.
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bail → agree → offending
Mr Wood's lawyers will also challenge Justice McCaffety's decision not to issue a non-publication order on untested and uncharged allegations heard in the bail hearing.
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lawyers → challenge → hearing
The court heard this was in relation to an alleged similar incident which took place in Victoria in 2021 but did not result in any charges being laid.
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charges → hear → 2021
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