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The Guardian - AU
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Bachelor star Sam Wood denied bail as police allege he choked wife until she ‘thought she would die’

Fitness influencer and former reality TV star Sam Wood has appeared in a Queensland court on domestic violence charges.
Fitness influencer and former reality TV star Sam Wood has appeared in a Queensland court on domestic violence charges. Photograph: Sam Tabone/WireImage

The wife of former Bachelor star Sam Wood told police she “thought she was going to die” after he allegedly choked and assaulted her, a Queensland court heard on Thursday.

The court also heard that police in Victoria had attended Wood’s home in relation to a similar incident about three years ago, but that his wife, Snezana Wood, had not wanted to make a complaint at that time out of “fear of retribution”.

Sam Wood, a 46-year-old wellness influencer from Melbourne, was denied bail in a Queensland court on Thursday and will be held in custody indefinitely awaiting trial, after police argued his behaviour was “escalating” and that he posed an unacceptable risk.

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