{"id":949963,"date":"2026-11-02T14:56:31","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T14:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/949963\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T14:56:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T14:56:31","slug":"former-bachelor-star-sam-wood-to-appeal-bail-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/949963\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Bachelor star Sam Wood to appeal bail decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Julius Dennis\" data-testid=\"author-avatar-image\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/7cd84b0c5d2b0bdf18ae4f2811af3dfbe0a2115dd8e549393f91733dffbf8c9c.png\"  width=\"64\" class=\"sc-9a01536c-0 bdzZhU\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 hxoHkT\">November 2, 2026 \u2014 7:16pm<\/p>\n<p>Save<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI fPBBmK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<p id=\"gift-modal-heading\" class=\"sc-cc1ff359-7 cTuVzZ\">No gift articles left<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-cc1ff359-8 ctIrFC\">You&#8217;ve used all of your gift articles. 3 more will become available on the 1st of every month.<\/p>\n<p>Close<\/p>\n<p>AAA<\/p>\n<p>Former reality TV star and fitness influencer Sam Wood has filed an appeal against the decision denying his bail.<\/p>\n<p>Wood, 46, has been held on remand since his arrest on October 3, when police alleged he had strangled and assaulted his wife Snezana while on holiday in Noosa, on the Sunshine Coast.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\" Sam Wood and his wife Snezana met on the Bachelor.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/abe5308bd1ce6f822abd2e8bb0a8b9724fadb4d3.jpeg\"  class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/> Sam Wood and his wife Snezana met on the Bachelor.Channel Ten<\/p>\n<p>The former Bachelor star was denied bail by a magistrate days later, and transferred to a prison in Brisbane.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/national\/queensland\/sam-wood-s-party-lifestyle-drug-use-aired-as-he-makes-fresh-bid-for-bail-20261030-p619xv.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">He was denied bail again last Friday<\/a>, this time in the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>In his ruling, Justice Patrick McCafferty said Wood had had several drinks at dinner, before an argument about Snezana wanting to pack their bags broke out.<\/p>\n<p>McCafferty said Wood had allegedly become angry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn argument commenced, not with [Snezana] but the other person [daughter Eve Markoski Wood] who was a witness to the events,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is said to have, according to the witness, to involve &#8230; saying she and the witness can \u2018both die, I\u2019m going to send you back to your family\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wood allegedly came at Eve, before Snezana intervened.<\/p>\n<p>The couple went back to their room, and Eve alleged she could hear her mother\u2019s voice become muffled and described hearing gasping.<\/p>\n<p>Snezana alleges her husband grabbed her by the throat, and she was unable to breathe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Snezana] ended up on the floor. The applicant was still holding her throat, and the complainant alleges was choking her,\u201d McCafferty said.<\/p>\n<p>Wood\u2019s lawyers appealed McCafferty\u2019s decision to deny bail on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>They will argue not enough consideration was given to how long Wood could spend in prison before his trial, that the decision was unreasonable or unjust, that McCafferty failed to consider whether proposed bail conditions would reduce the risk of reoffending, and failed to give reasons for why they would not.<\/p>\n<p>The appeal could be held as soon as Friday, November 6.<\/p>\n<p>With Cloe Read<\/p>\n<p>Start the day with a summary of the day\u2019s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. <a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/newsletter-signup?newsletter=am&amp;utm_source=EditorialArticle&amp;utm_medium=ArticleText&amp;utm_campaign=Newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Save<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI fPBBmK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<p id=\"gift-modal-heading\" class=\"sc-cc1ff359-7 cTuVzZ\">No gift articles left<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-cc1ff359-8 ctIrFC\">You&#8217;ve used all of your gift articles. 3 more will become available on the 1st of every month.<\/p>\n<p>CloseFrom our partners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"November 2, 2026 \u2014 7:16pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. 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