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| Deliberate infection by HIV man | Deliberate infection by HIV man |
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| A man has been found guilty of knowingly infecting his former partner with HIV and Hepatitis C. | A man has been found guilty of knowingly infecting his former partner with HIV and Hepatitis C. |
| Giovanni Mola, 38, had denied culpably and recklessly failing to say he had HIV to the danger of the woman's life. | Giovanni Mola, 38, had denied culpably and recklessly failing to say he had HIV to the danger of the woman's life. |
| Mola committed the offence between September 2003 and February 2004, at a flat in Edinburgh's Home Street and elsewhere in the city. | Mola committed the offence between September 2003 and February 2004, at a flat in Edinburgh's Home Street and elsewhere in the city. |
| The Italian chef will return to the High Court in Glasgow to be sentenced on 7 March. | The Italian chef will return to the High Court in Glasgow to be sentenced on 7 March. |
| Mola was expressionless as the jury of eight women and seven men returned a majority verdict after deliberating for 80 minutes. | |
| Judge Lord Hodge told Mola that the indifference he had shown towards his victim, known only as Miss X, had been "deeply disturbing". | Judge Lord Hodge told Mola that the indifference he had shown towards his victim, known only as Miss X, had been "deeply disturbing". |
| It's deeply disturbing that you should have been prepared to show such indifference to the health and welfare of Miss X Lord Hodge HIV awareness vital to us all class="" href="/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/6338777.stm">The courts and HIV cases | |
| During the trial, Mola denied claims that he had bedded 200 women. The court also heard how Mola never wore condoms and "aggressively" refused to do so. | During the trial, Mola denied claims that he had bedded 200 women. The court also heard how Mola never wore condoms and "aggressively" refused to do so. |
| Following the verdict, Lord Hodge told Mola: "You've been convicted of a very serious sexual offence against Miss X. You've caused her lasting damage. | Following the verdict, Lord Hodge told Mola: "You've been convicted of a very serious sexual offence against Miss X. You've caused her lasting damage. |
| "While you've been struck by tragedy in acquiring HIV and Hepatitis C from a former girlfriend, it's deeply disturbing that you should have been prepared to show such indifference to the health and welfare of Miss X." | "While you've been struck by tragedy in acquiring HIV and Hepatitis C from a former girlfriend, it's deeply disturbing that you should have been prepared to show such indifference to the health and welfare of Miss X." |
| The couple began their relationship after they got chatting in a shop in the summer of 2003. | The couple began their relationship after they got chatting in a shop in the summer of 2003. |
| During the trial the victim told the court that she had been a virgin before she met Mola. | During the trial the victim told the court that she had been a virgin before she met Mola. |
| 'Waiting to die' | |
| Miss X received the positive test results a month after the relationship ended. | |
| Mola was arrested and went on the run to Italy, before being extradited last summer to face trial. | |
| The woman, who was not in court to hear the verdict, has since undergone medical treatment and is seeing a psychologist. | |
| She told the court during the trial: "I feel like it's murder. I know it's a bit extreme, but I'm waiting to die." | |
| The court heard that her sister is the only member of her family who knows about her diagnosis. | |
| Mola's conviction for knowingly infecting his former partner is the second of its kind in Scotland. | |
| Stephen Kelly was found guilty by majority verdict of reckless conduct after a trial at the same court in March 2001. |