Isleworth, April 2006

This case was the first where a man was convicted of passing HIV on to another man. News reports indicate that he pleaded guilty because he was advised that the “scientific proof” which formed the basis of the prosecution case was particularly strong. However, because the case never went to trial, it is impossible to know whether or not the virological evidence presented by the prosecution would in fact have been certain enough to lead to a conviction.

After his conviction the man disappeared and was not present in August 2006 when he was sentenced to four years and three months in prison for reckless transmission of HIV.