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Former Bachelor star Sam Wood facing domestic violence charges

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Jacques, O. (2026, October 4). Former Bachelor star Sam Wood facing domestic violence charges. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-05/sam-wood-bachelor-fitness-influencer-domestic-violence-offences/107228270

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-10-04 · by Owen Jacques

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Fitness influencer Sam Wood, who participated in The Bachelor in 2015, is scheduled to appear in court today following his arrest for domestic violence charges over the weekend in Noosa. Police charged him with assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation in a domestic setting after responding to reports of an incident at a beachfront property on Friday night. Wood was denied bail and must attend Maroochydoore Magistrates Court this morning.
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Reality TV star Sam Wood, who gained fame from The Bachelor in 2015, was charged with domestic violence offenses after police were called to a property in Noosa, Queensland, on Saturday evening. Police accused the 46-year-old Victorian man of assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation; he was refused bail and is scheduled to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court. Wood's wife Snezana posted on Instagram that they were "working through this as a family." The couple's business, 28 by Sam Wood, has been sold for $71 million to genomics group myDNA, which is owned by Melbourne-based businessman Dennis Bastas, and the company has placed Wood on indefinite leave.

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Owen Jacques
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🔮 In another, he asked if he could touch the teenager's leggings, and before she could respond, he put his hand on her knee.
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🔮 In short Sam Wood will launch a new fight for bail in the state's highest court after he was remanded in custody yesterday.
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🔮 Some of the country's most followed personalities have over the past 24 hours publicly emphasised that while they would not comment on any accusations, they have zero tolerance of domestic and family violence in all its forms.
2026-10-06 · assertive framing · Influencers, firms cut ties with former Bachelor Sam Wood after DV charges
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Maroochydoore Magistrates Court Noosa Victorian

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Wood PERSON · 3× Maroochydoore Magistrates Court ORG · 1× Noosa GPE · 1× Sam Wood PERSON · 1× Victorian NORP · 1×

Narrative

Fitness influencer and former Bachelor contestant Sam Wood is due to face court this morning on multiple domestic violence charges following his arrest in Noosa on the weekend.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-04
2026-10-04 · ABC News (AU)
Former Bachelor star Sam Wood facing domestic violence charges · assertive framing

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Fitness influencer and former Bachelor contestant Sam Wood is due to face court this morning on multiple domestic violence charges following his arrest in Noosa on the weekend. asserted
Wood → face → weekend
Mr Wood was arrested after police were called to a property on the Hastings Street beachfront on Friday night amid reports of domestic violence. asserted
police → arrest → violence
Police yesterday charged Mr Wood with the domestic violence offence of assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation in a domestic setting. asserted
Police → charge → setting
The 46-year-old Victorian was refused bail, and is due to face Maroochydoore Magistrates Court this morning. asserted
Victorian → refuse → Court
Mr Wood found fame on the 2015 season of The Bachelor and has since become the face of a home fitness program. asserted
Wood → find → program
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