Saturday 31 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 20940Causing serious harm · Co. Dublin

Supreme Court to hear appeal by man convicted of infecting two women with HIV

A man, described in the article as a 33-year-old African national who lived in Dublin, was convicted of causing serious harm to two women, his former partners, by infecting them with HIV. The offences were alleged to have been committed between November 2009 and June 2010, and he pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. He was jailed for 10 years in 2018, and the Court of Appeal dismissed his conviction appeal on all grounds. As of May 2023, the Supreme Court had granted him leave to appeal, with its panel saying the appeal raises legal points of general public importance, but no hearing date had been set.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court25 May
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A man was convicted of causing serious harm to two former partners by infecting them with HIV.
Where
The man lived in Dublin.
When
The offences were alleged to have been committed between November 2009 and June 2010.
Investigation
The man's medical records showed he was diagnosed with HIV in 2008.
Other details
  • One of the two women was the man's wife, who said in a victim impact statement that her life had dramatically changed.
  • The article describes the man as an African national and 33 years old; he cannot be named to protect the women's identities.
  • The man argued that the prosecution's evidence did not prove he was the source of the infection.
In court
  • The man pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
  • The Court of Appeal dismissed the man's appeal against conviction on all grounds.
  • The Supreme Court granted the man leave to appeal, and its three-judge panel said the appeal raises legal points of general public importance about the evidence required to prove such a charge.
  • As of May 2023, no date had been set for the Supreme Court appeal.
Sentence
The man was jailed for 10 years in 2018.
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe man lived in Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe offences were alleged to have been committed between November 2009 and June 2010. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe man's medical records showed he was diagnosed with HIV in 2008. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeThe man was convicted of causing serious harm to two former partners by infecting them with HIV. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe Supreme Court has granted the man an appeal. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe Supreme Court panel said the appeal raises legal points of general public importance. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe man pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe Court of Appeal dismissed the man's conviction appeal on all grounds. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtNo date has been set for the appeal. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe man was jailed for 10 years in 2018. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe man argued the prosecution's evidence did not prove he was the source of the infection. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 25 May2023
    In courtirishtimes.com, first report
    Supreme Court to hear conviction appeal by man who infected two women with HIV

    Reports that the Supreme Court granted leave to appeal the conviction, which the Court of Appeal had dismissed on all grounds. No date for the appeal has been set.

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