A Coburg man described by a judge as a “grim reaper” has been sentenced to more than 18 years’ jail for deliberately trying to infect others with HIV, following the first prosecution of its type in Victoria. Michael John Neal, 50, pursued his “deviant sexual practices” despite a series of warnings from Victoria’s Health Department over five years that he practise safe sex, County Court judge David Parsons said yesterday…

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