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Sam Wood's bid for freedom after Bachelor star spends five nights behind bars following alleged domestic violence

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Clark, L. (2026, October 7). Sam Wood's bid for freedom after Bachelor star spends five nights behind bars following alleged domestic violence. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16191509/sam-wood-freedom-bid.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-07 · by Laine Clark

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Melbourne-based fitness influencer Sam Wood, 46, spent five nights in custody on the Sunshine Coast after being arrested for alleged domestic violence. He was charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation within a domestic setting and is set to appear before Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Thursday to apply for bail. Wood's wife, Snezana, whom he met on The Bachelor in 2015, confirmed the family is cooperating with authorities as they work through this difficult time. His fitness company, 28 By Sam Wood, has placed him on indefinite leave due to the allegations of domestic violence.
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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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“The articles describe different stages of a series of events related to Sam Wood: one focuses on his termination from his company, while the other covers his arrest and time in custody for domestic violence charges.”
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Laine Clark
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🔮 He is expected to face Maroochydore Magistrates Court and apply for bail on Thursday.
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Topics

DBG Health Instagram Maroochydore Magistrates Court Melbourne Noosa

Subjects

Wood PERSON · 10× Sam Wood PERSON · 5× DBG Health ORG · 2× Maroochydore Magistrates Court ORG · 2× Melbourne GPE · 2× Snezana PERSON · 2× Cuskelly PERSON · 1× Eve PERSON · 1× Matthew Cuskelly PERSON · 1× Noosa GPE · 1×

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'We are working through this as a family and are thoroughly co-operating with the authorities.' His wife, Snezana - who he met on The Bachelor - also shared the statement on social media.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-07
🔮 He is expected to face Maroochydore Magistrates Court and apply for bail on Thursday.

Claims (21 extracted, 1 hedged)

Melbourne-based fitness influencer Sam Wood has spent several nights in custody on the Sunshine Coast following his weekend arrest. asserted
Wood → base → arrest
Wood, 46, was charged after police received reports of alleged domestic violence at a Noosa property on Saturday night. asserted
police → charge → night
He is expected to face Maroochydore Magistrates Court and apply for bail on Thursday. asserted
He → expect → Thursday
Wood was charged on Sunday with the domestic violence offence of assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation in a domestic setting. asserted
Wood → charge → setting
The next day he was stood down indefinitely by the online fitness empire he fronts. asserted
he → stand → empire
Wood's lawyer Matthew Cuskelly said his client would defend the charges after the matter briefly appeared in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Monday. ' asserted
matter → say → Monday
A bail application will be heard on Thursday,' Mr Cuskelly said. asserted
Cuskelly → hear → Thursday
'The charges will be defended.' asserted
charges → defend → ?
Melbourne-based fitness influencer Sam Wood has spent several nights in custody on the Sunshine Coast following his weekend arrest. asserted
Wood → base → arrest
Wood is pictured with wife Snezana and stepdaughter Eve Wood did not appear in court during Monday's brief mention. asserted
Wood → picture → mention
A Wood family statement was posted on social media on Monday addressing the charges. asserted
statement → post → charges
It was shared with Wood's 253,000 Instagram followers, saying the family was 'working through this'. asserted
family → share → this
'This is a difficult time for all of us,' the statement read. asserted
statement → read → us
'We are working through this as a family and are thoroughly co-operating with the authorities.' His wife, Snezana - who he met on The Bachelor - also shared the statement on social media. asserted
he → work → media
Wood earned a national profile as a star of The Bachelor's third season in 2015, launching a successful home fitness business 28 By Sam Wood. asserted
Wood → earn → Wood
He reportedly sold it in 2022 for more than $70 million but remained the face of the online platform. uncertain
He → sell → platform
The wellness businesses behind the platform on Monday said Wood had been stood down indefinitely. asserted
Wood → say → Monday
'DBG Health, the parent company of 28 by Sam Wood, has zero tolerance for domestic violence,' a DBG Health spokesperson said. asserted
spokesperson → have → violence
'Our thoughts are with the family and anyone in the community affected by domestic violence.' asserted
thoughts → affect → violence
Mark Watkins, 28 Group's chief operating officer, would lead the business in Wood's absence, it said. asserted
it → lead → absence
'We have all been shocked and saddened by the matters involving Sam Wood,' Mr Watkins said in a separate statement. asserted
Watkins → shock → statement
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