A man in New Zealand infected with the HIV virus, infected his wife with the virus deliberately while she was sleeping by pricking her with a needle that he dipped in his own blood.
The man admitted to infecteing his wife with the virus and is remanded in custody awaiting sentencing in which he may be sentenced for 14 years which is the maximum rate in New Zealand for such an offense.
It is thought that the man infected his wife deliberately so that she would have sex with him.
The man discovered he was HIV-positive during health checks that they received when the family arrived in New Zealand in 2004. The wrest of the family did not carry the desease, however the women had said she wanted their marriage to go on for the sake of their children.
The women 33 that cannot be named said how in May last year (2008) she discovered a mark on her left thigh. Later that morning, when she returned home from her nursing studies she saw her husband in the bedroom with a syringe full of blood.
Two days later she awoke to a stinging feeling in her leg. He denied pricking her but later she found evidence of “blood sprinkles” on the duvet. She discovered she had the virus when she took a routine test that her doctor advised.
The couple had been experiencing problems which was mainly due to the women refusing sex in fear of caching the virus. When she confronted the husband with the HIV-positive result, he admitted pricking her with a sewing needle so that she can catch the disease and they could have sex.
The wife said the husband had told her: “I used needles on you because I wanted you to be the same as me so that you can live with me and you won’t leave me.”
