Prostitute arrested for allegedly infecting Perth man with HIV
Central Local Court Sydney. (AAP)
A prostitute who is accused of grievous bodily harm after allegedly giving HIV to a WA client has been arrested in Sydney.
It is alleged that the suspect, who police said is a man but identifies as a woman, infected a client in Western Australia with the virus last year.
WA Police said in a statement the suspect had been diagnosed as HIV positive in August 2014, and had been working as a transgender sex worker in Redfern before being arrested.
Police will apply to extradite the 38-year-old to Perth in Central Local Court today.
Anyone who has had unprotected sex with someone whose sexual health status is not known has been advised by the WA Health Department to visit their GP or a sexual health clinic for testing.
The accused’s name has not been revealed by police.
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