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Jury in HIV trial ask about possibility of transmission from "fourth person"

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court case, a 28‑year‑old African national was charged with intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm by infecting two former partners with HIV between November 2009 and June 2010. The defendant pleaded not guilty. The State argued that the defendant knew his diagnosis and that the infection constituted serious harm. The jury, consisting of nine women and three men, was asked to consider whether the virus could have come from a fourth person. The foreman requested clarification on a specific mutation, M36V, common to the defendant and the complainants, and whether it could have been transmitted from another source. Judge Martin Nolan explained that no evidence was presented on this point and that the court could not add new evidence or provide transcripts. The jury asked for the genetic evidence to be replayed on the Digital Audio Recording system.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jury in HIV trial ask about possibility of transmission from "fourth person". Charges or matters: intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to the two women on dates between November 2009 and June 2010. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• November 2009 Hearing Or Sentence
• June 2010 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2018-07-12 Publication

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