JOHANNESBURG - A 47-year-old man accused of infecting his 38-year-old girlfriend with HIV is in custody. He appeared before the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court, where his case was postponed to 3 August for obtaining bail information. READ | SA receives 37,920 HIV prevention injectionsDuring this time, the man allegedly lied about his HIV status, claiming he was HIV negative. However, things later took a turn when the woman allegedly discovered antiretroviral (ARV) medication in the accused’s bag and confronted him about it, Mahanjana said. “The accused allegedly admitted that he was HIV positive and informed her that he had intentionally infected her because he did not want her to be with another person.