The Aporia · Sam Wood held in high-security prison after failed bid for freedom

Sam Wood, a 46-year-old fitness entrepreneur, is being held at Brisbane's high-security Wacol prison following his denial of bail on charges of choking and assaulting his wife Snezana during an argument in Noosa. Police moved him from Maroochydore to the secure facility after Acting Magistrate Janelle Boegheim deemed him too risky for release, despite Wood’s legal team planning further bail applications. The court heard Snezana feared for her life as she was choked and thrown against walls during the altercation in their holiday unit.

Written by AI on 2026-10-09, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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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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“While keeping a firm hold of [Snezana], he has thrown her to the ground and whilst on the ground held her throat, gripping tighter and restricting her airway, preventing her from breathing,” Boegheim said.

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🔮 When asked about next steps, he referred to his comments outside court on Thursday, where he had indicated Wood’s legal team would apply for bail in the Supreme Court.

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Sam Wood held in high-security prison after failed bid for freedom · assertive framing

Sam Wood is being held at a high-security prison in Brisbane after being denied bail on serious domestic violence charges over allegations he choked and assaulted his wife Snezana. asserted

he → hold → wife

The 46-year-old millionaire fitness guru was moved by Queensland police from a watchhouse in Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast to Brisbane Correctional Centre, in the outer south-west suburb of Wacol. asserted

guru → move → Wacol

He arrived about 9pm on Thursday. asserted

He → arrive → Thursday

Wood’s barrister Mathew Cuskelly confirmed on Friday afternoon that a further bail application to the Supreme Court was “subject to instructions”. asserted

application → confirm → instructions

All inmates at the prison in Wacol are entitled to at least two hours of fresh air exercise each day. asserted

inmates → entitle → exercise

Cuskelly did not discuss his client’s condition behind bars. asserted

Cuskelly → discuss → bars

When asked about next steps, he referred to his comments outside court on Thursday, where he had indicated Wood’s legal team would apply for bail in the Supreme Court. asserted

team → ask → Court

Wood was denied bail by acting magistrate Janelle Boegheim, as details of the case against him were revealed for the first time. asserted

details → deny → time

Wood’s wife Snezana told police she feared he would kill her during an argument about packing when returning to their luxury holiday unit on Hastings Street in Noosa. asserted

he → tell → Noosa

He allegedly threw her into a wall twice before choking her and banging her head on the floor, prompting her daughter Eve Markoski-Wood to call Triple Zero. uncertain

He → throw → Zero

The court heard Wood attacked his wife after he aggressively approached Markoski-Wood and Snezana placed herself between the two. asserted

Snezana → hear → two

Boegheim → keep → her

“She was scared and thought [her husband] was going to kill her. “ asserted

husband → think → her

She said to police that during the ordeal she thought that this was it and her life was going to end.” asserted

life → say → ordeal

Snezana allegedly suffered bruising to the upper-left side of her forehead and grazes to her hands. uncertain

Snezana → suffer → hands

The court heard Wood was prone to anger, and that Snezana felt she had to walk on eggshells. asserted

she → hear → eggshells

Boegheim said Wood had recalled pushing his wife away, but explicitly denied strangling or harming his wife in any way. asserted

Wood → say → way

She determined Wood would be an unacceptable risk if released. asserted

Wood → determine → ?

After The Bachelor, Wood went on to build online fitness and nutrition business 28 by Sam Wood. asserted

Wood → go → Wood

It was bought by billionaire businessman Dennis Bastas in 2022 for $71 million. asserted

It → buy → million

The case will return to court on November 23, 2026. asserted

case → return → November

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