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Woman charged with deliberately transmitting HIV to 9-month-old through breastfeeding

Susan Njeri, 42, when she appeared in a Nakuru Law Court on September 25, 2018. [Harun Wathari/Standard]

A 42-year-old woman was on Tuesday charged with deliberately transmitting HIV to a nine-month-old infant.

Susan Njeri was alleged to have breastfed the baby, a child belonging to her neighbour with the full knowledge of her HIV status, an act that allegedly caused the infant to contract the virus.

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