Man accused of HIV harm has jury deliberating

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The unnamed 28-year-old man, accused of intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm by infecting two women with HIV, had a jury begin deliberations at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 11 July 2018.

The alleged offences concern dates between November 2009 and June 2010, and the man has pleaded not guilty.

The prosecution argued that expert evidence linked the viruses through their subtype and mutations, while the defence questioned the reliability of evidence and the absence of phylogenetic analysis.