A Staffordshire man who had unprotected sex with his partner knowing he had HIV has been jailed for four years.
Nkosinati Mabanda, 44, from Horseshoe Drive, in Heath Hayes, Cannock, admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm by infecting the woman with HIV.
Wolverhampton Crown Court heard that Mabanda, who is originally from Zimbabwe, had sex with at least eight other women.
Detectives said they were unable to trace all of the women.
His former partner, who lives in the Walsall area, went to the police after discovering that Mabanda had unprotected sex even though he knew he was HIV positive.
The court heard Mabanda told police he had sex with at least nine women - seven of whom were unaware of his condition.
'Blase attitude'
As well as being jailed he was also given an anti-social behaviour order preventing him from engaging in sex without revealing his HIV status.
The Home Office will also be asked by the judge to consider deportation.
After sentencing, West Midlands Police said it had been a complex and lengthy investigation.
Supt Jean Thomas-West said: "The particularly disturbing element of this case is Mabanda's blase attitude towards his victim and his various other partners.
"Mabanda told officers he had had sex with nine women in the UK and that seven of them had not known he was HIV positive. Unfortunately, these women were impossible to trace.
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