Sam Wood: Domestic violence accused, former Bachelor to make bid for bail, suppression order
Domestic violence accused and former reality TV personality Sam Wood is seeking a non-publication order and will make a new bid for bail after spending more than two weeks behind bars.
Domestic violence accused and former reality TV personality Sam Wood is seeking a non-publication order and will make a new bid for bail after spending more than two weeks behind bars.
The 46-year-old, who appeared in season three of reality series The Bachelor, is facing serious domestic violence charges after an altercation on a family holiday in Noosa, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
Mr Wood is accused of becoming violent with his wife Snezana Wood, allegedly pushing her to the floor and subsequently choking her while she was on the ground.
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An application for a non-publication order and other associated orders will be heard in a Queensland courtroom on Friday afternoon.
It remains unclear which elements of his matter Mr Wood is seeking to suppress.
A separate bail application hearing has been listed for a 10-minute review on November 4, before any further substantive hearing is scheduled.
Mr Wood is on remand at Wolston Correctional Centre — a high-security prison on the outskirts of Brisbane designated for inmates requiring protection — after initially being held at Brisbane Correctional Centre.
