Cross Examination Dept: Johnson Aziga , 54-year-old Ugandan immigrant believed to be the first person in Canada convicted of murder through HIV transmission, was convicted in April 2009 of two counts of first-degree murder as well as multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault, according to The Star. Aziga was adamant that while he may have been the source of their infection, he can t say for sure and therefore won t admit that and hAMILTON A man convicted of killing two women by infecting them with HIV does not accept that he was responsible for their deaths and believes he was only found guilty because the jury was racist, court heard Friday. The Crown is seeking to have him designated a dangerous offender, which would mean he could be jailed indefinitely. Under cross-examination Friday by Crown attorney Karen Shea, Aziga said he admitted that by having unprotected sex with 11 women and not telling them he was HIV positive he exposed them to the virus. Seven of those women became infected, with two of them dying of AIDS-related cancers. As
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@t first degree murder, hiv transmission
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