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Glasgow
February 2001
In 2001 a Scottish man was the first person convicted for sexual HIV transmission in the UK.
Inner London
November 2003
In 2003 an African with refugee status was convicted in London of infecting two women and was given a prison sentence.
Liverpool
January 2004
In 2004 an asylum seeker reported to be from the Ivory Coast was convicted in Liverpool after pleading guilty to infecting a woman
Teeside
May 2004
In 2004 a man originally from Malawi and settled by the asylum service in Middlesborough was convicted of infecting three women and sentenced to 10 years
Cardiff
July 2005
In 2005 an unnamed woman, aged 20 from Newport, Wales, pleaded guilty to infecting her heterosexual partner and was sentenced to two years in a young offenders institute.
Exeter
December 2005
In 2005, a 44 year old man from Devon, was convicted of infecting an elderly woman.
Isleworth
April 2006
In April 2006, an unnamed gay man was convicted of infecting another man with HIV. In August 2006 he was sentenced to four years and three months in prison for reckless transmission of HIV.
Inner London
June 2006
In 2006 a woman was convicted in London of recklessly infecting one man and was sentenced to 32 months in prison.
Liverpool
November 2006
In November 2006 a Merseyside man pleaded guilty to passing HIV on to his female partner.
Glasgow
February 2007
An Italian man was convicted of passing HIV and Hepatitis C on to his former girlfriend
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