☕️ The DV allegations against Sam Wood

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Former Bachelor star and fitness entrepreneur Sam Wood has been charged with two domestic violence offences. Wood was arrested after police attended a Queensland property on Saturday night. He was refused bail and will attend court this morning. Here’s what we know.

Wood is an Australian media personality and entrepreneur behind the online fitness company “28 by Sam Wood”.

He rose to fame in 2015 on season three of The Bachelor, where he met his now-wife Snezana Markoski.

The couple married in 2018 and have four children, including Snezana’s daughter from a previous relationship.

On Saturday night, Queensland Police were called to a Noosa property around 9pm following reports of domestic violence.

Police charged a “46-year-old Victorian man” with two domestic violence offences, including strangulation.

As is standard practice, the police statement did not name Sam Wood. However, Wood’s Instagram confirmed he was “co-operating with authorities”.

Police said the man was refused bail and is set to face court on Monday morning.

In a statement shared via Instagram on Monday, the couple said: “This is a difficult time for all of us, we are working through this as a family and are thoroughly co-operating with the authorities.”

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Reporting by Elliot Lawry.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has asked a judge to review whether Thames Valley Police acted lawfully when they searched his homes at the time of his arrest in February. This was first reported as an exclusive by The Telegraph in the UK.

It is the first time a royal has challenged a legal process against them in court since Charles I in 1649.

The former prince is still under investigation on suspicion of misconduct in public office, but has denied any wrongdoing.

Here’s what you need to know.

Andrew is the son of the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. He was an associate of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. One of Epstein’s accusers, the late Virginia Giuffre, claimed she was trafficked by Epstein and was sexually abused by Andrew while she was underage. Andrew settled a lawsuit with Giuffre in 2022, without admitting wrongdoing. The allegations against Andrew have continued to cause controversy since then.

In October 2025, Andrew said he would stop using the title of Duke of York alongside other honours. He said the “continued accusations” against him “distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family”.

Andrew said the decision was made in discussion with the King and his family, but continued to deny the accusations.

Two weeks later, Buckingham Palace said the King had started a formal process to remove his remaining titles including “Prince” and “Royal Highness”.

In February 2026, police arrested Andrew on his 66th birthday, on “suspicion of misconduct in public office”. He was released after about 11 hours in custody. No charges were laid, but police are still investigating whether the former prince shared confidential government information with Epstein.

Andrew was the UK’s trade envoy between 2001 and 2011. Misconduct in public office is an offence aimed at people accused of abusing a public role.

On Sunday (local time), The Telegraph reported that Andrew had applied for a judicial review. The Telegraph is part of the Royal Rota – a system that grants a select group of British media outlets exclusive inside access to cover official engagements of the British Royal Family.

The review means a judge will examine whether police acted lawfully when they used search warrants to raid Andrew’s Sandringham residence and his former home, the Royal Lodge, in Windsor.

The Telegraph reports a High Court judge has granted permission for the judicial review to go ahead.

That is not a ruling on the merits of the case, just confirmation that it can proceed before the courts.

No date has been reported for when the judicial review will take place.

Reporting by Elliot Lawry.

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