A 42-YEAR-OLD HIV-positive man from Gwanda in Matabeleland South Province has been jailed eight years for failing to disclose his health status and deliberately transmitting the deadly virus to his wife who is a nurse.
BY ALBERT NCUBE
The nurse stumbled upon packets of drugs that included antiretrovirals while cleaning the house.
The man (name supplied) who is employed as a driver by Blanket Mine, had denied the charge of knowingly transmitting HIV, but was convicted by regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza due to overwhelming evidence.
He will, however, spend an effective five years in jail after three years were wholly suspended on condition of good behaviour.
State prosecutor Johannes Tlou said sometime in August 2013 the man married the complainant (name supplied) aged 35.
In February last year, the woman underwent an HIV test and the results were negative.
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Later in September last year, she was doing her household chores when she found packets of antiretroviral drugs wrapped in a cap inside a drawer.
She then quizzed her husband who got angry and her of invading his privacy before assaulting and ordering her to vacate their matrimonial home.
The woman then went for HIV tests and the results were positive and reported the matter to police, leading to her husband’s arrest.
The man was also warned and cautioned on the assault charge.
