Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1995. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1995. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
Reuters NewMedia, Inc. - 1 Dec 1995
Judge Heather Steel, sentencing 25-year-old Rhena Ndagga to two years in jail, said the crime was "deliberate, calculating and cruel." She recommended Ndagga should be deported, saying there was a real risk she could commit a another similar offense.
Ndagga, who came to Britain seeking political asylum, collapsed in the defendant's dock as the sentence was read. She was treated by a court nurse before being taken to her cell.
Ndagga first met her lover, 28-year-old David Kabagwire, in Uganda, but only began a relationship with him soon after arriving in Britain in late 1993, the court was told earlier.
Kabagwire suggested the two should have AIDS tests. His came back negative, but hers was positive. Shortly after, he told her he had begun seeing another woman and wanted to break off the relationship, but the two continued to sleep together.
The court was told that last May Ndagga told her lover she had been ordered to leave the country and had a present for him.
As the two were leaving the home they shared for further AIDS tests to confirm the first results, Kabagwire felt a sharp pain in his buttocks. He found a needle and syringe on the carpet with what looked like blood inside.
Kabagwire called police and they arrested Ndagga who was found to have a syringe with blood in her pocket. Ndagga was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
The judge said Kabagwire had spent the months since the attack in constant fear. So far blood tests had been negative, but it could be months before he had a final verdict.
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