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HIV positive doctor blames wife for the virus
16 Sep 2011 at 06:08hrs | Views
AN HIV-positive medical doctor in South Africa's Krugersdorp surburb on the West Rand has laid charges of attempted murder against his wife.
Kagiso police spokesman Warrant Officer Solly Sibiya confirmed yesterday that an attempted murder case had been opened.
The doctor blames his wife for his condition, saying she infected him with the virus.
The doctor, who may not be named, laid charges at Krugersdorp police station after he discovered that his wife of two years was HIV positive.
The doctor took an HIV test in June and found out he was positive. He then ended the relationship.
The doctor, who met the woman at a church in Kagiso, west of Johannesburg, two years ago, claims that he only realised she was HIV-positive in May - after her eight-year-old son from a previous relationship fell ill and died.
"For the past two years we have been together, she always insisted that she was HIV negative and that I need not worry," said the doctor.
He said that in May this year his stepchild collapsed at school and he took the child to a doctor, who referred them to a public hospital for a thorough check-up.
"The doctors at the hospital asked my wife if the child was HIV positive and she said no.
"The child was then discharged and we were told to come back in two days. But the child collapsed again, prompting doctors to undertake tests, including HIV tests," he said.
The doctor said he was shocked when the results came back positive and his wife allegedly confessed that she knew all along that she was positive.
"I feel ashamed that as a doctor I should contract the ailment in this way because I am expected to be an example to others," the doctor said.
He said his wife and the child had since gone back to her parents' home.
"We are no longer on speaking terms and I don't think I will ever forgive her for giving me Aids," he said.
Warrant Officer Solomon Sibiya confirmed a case of attempted murder had been opened and that authorities were still deciding whether or not to charge the wife.
"The matter has been referred to the prosecutors and we are still waiting for them on the way forward."
Kagiso police spokesman Warrant Officer Solly Sibiya confirmed yesterday that an attempted murder case had been opened.
The doctor blames his wife for his condition, saying she infected him with the virus.
The doctor, who may not be named, laid charges at Krugersdorp police station after he discovered that his wife of two years was HIV positive.
The doctor took an HIV test in June and found out he was positive. He then ended the relationship.
The doctor, who met the woman at a church in Kagiso, west of Johannesburg, two years ago, claims that he only realised she was HIV-positive in May - after her eight-year-old son from a previous relationship fell ill and died.
"For the past two years we have been together, she always insisted that she was HIV negative and that I need not worry," said the doctor.
He said that in May this year his stepchild collapsed at school and he took the child to a doctor, who referred them to a public hospital for a thorough check-up.
"The doctors at the hospital asked my wife if the child was HIV positive and she said no.
"The child was then discharged and we were told to come back in two days. But the child collapsed again, prompting doctors to undertake tests, including HIV tests," he said.
The doctor said he was shocked when the results came back positive and his wife allegedly confessed that she knew all along that she was positive.
"I feel ashamed that as a doctor I should contract the ailment in this way because I am expected to be an example to others," the doctor said.
He said his wife and the child had since gone back to her parents' home.
"We are no longer on speaking terms and I don't think I will ever forgive her for giving me Aids," he said.
Warrant Officer Solomon Sibiya confirmed a case of attempted murder had been opened and that authorities were still deciding whether or not to charge the wife.
"The matter has been referred to the prosecutors and we are still waiting for them on the way forward."
Source - Sapa
