Bachelor star speaks after Sam Wood charged with domestic violence

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 08:48 · Archive

Sam Wood, who appeared on The Bachelor Australia in 2015, has been charged with assault and strangulation following an alleged incident involving his wife Snezana.

Sam Wood, a fitness guru who appeared on The Bachelor Australia in 2015 where he met his now wife Snezana, has been charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation in a domestic setting. The charges follow an alleged assault on Mrs Wood at Noosa on Queensland's Sunshine Coast on Saturday. Mr Wood's lawyer Mathew Cuskelly is applying for bail in the Supreme Court after the defendant's failed bid for freedom in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Thursday afternoon.

Fellow Bachelor star Matthew Johnson, known as Matty J, has responded to the allegations in an editorial for Women's Agenda. Johnson said he is 'ashamed' that he once looked up to Mr Wood as someone he wanted to emulate. 'I feel deeply for Snezana and her children,' he wrote.

Johnson said he was 'shocked' by the allegations despite being aware of the prevalence of domestic violence in Australia. He made clear he has never been close with Mr Wood. 'What makes this so confronting isn't just the gravity of the allegations. It's how they contradict the image many of us had... of him,' Johnson wrote.

How it is being reported

• ‘Ashamed’: Bachelor star Matty J speaks after Sam Wood hit with DV allegationsA Bachelor star has spoken out after Sam Wood was accused of assaulting and strangling his wife.Perth Now · 10 Oct, 08:17
• ‘Ashamed’: Bachelor star Matty J speaks after Sam Wood hit with DV allegationsA Bachelor star has spoken out after Sam Wood was accused of assaulting and strangling his wife.The West Australian · 10 Oct, 08:17

In this story: Sam Wood · Snezana Wood · Matthew Johnson · Matty J · The Bachelor Australia · Noosa · Sunshine Coast

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