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A man has been convicted of infecting two women with the HIV virus.
In a legal first, Mohammed Dica, 38, was found guilty by a jury at Inner London Crown Court of two counts of "biological" grievous bodily harm.
Dica, of Mitcham, Surrey, had denied the charges, telling police that both women had known of his condition before going to bed with him.
It was alleged that the father-of-three conned the first woman into having unprotected sex by claiming he had had a vasectomy. He then wooed a mother of two with declarations of love.
Dica's conviction is the first successful prosecution in England and Wales for sexually transmitting a disease for 137 years.
In a statement read outside court, one of the victims said: "He has devastated my life."
After the case, police said they think Dica has claimed more victims who have not yet come forward.
Of the women who went to police, Det Sgt Jo Goodall said: "They are incredibly brave women. Neither thought they would get the support of the judicial system.
"These women were not promiscuous," she said.
"Dica had know for many years he had the condition yet he still had sex with them.
"He was reckless and self-gratifying but we don't really know why he did it. That is something the victims ask themselves every day." |