Woman Who Says She is HIV-Positive Claims Rape

A woman who says she is HIV-positive has alleged that she was raped while at her house last Friday.

The 23-year-old woman, Jane*, from the county of Middlesex, believes that the poor state of her house allowed her attacker to gain easy access to her.

"Last Friday, someone come in and rape mi. My boyfriend took out the windows to the house and is like the person saw when he was going away and come in and rape mi," the woman told THE WEEKEND STAR yesterday.

"Mi report it to the police and dem carry mi to di hospital and mi get medication. Di police dem say dem want the sheet weh mi get rape on and all now mi nuh see dem come for it," she added.

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That was just the latest in a series of tragic incidents that have plagued the woman who dreams of becoming an educator. In addition to contracting HIV at birth, Jane was also diagnosed with a mental illness for which she is taking medication.

Jane said that she ended up on her own after she was booted from the family dwelling because of her messiness.

"I lived in a big yard and dem say I keep up there untidy. Mi nuh really tidy so dem make mi come live by myself," she said.

"Mi live with mi boyfriend but him nah take care of the house neither," she admitted.

The mother of a four-year-old, Jane said that they live in a dilapidated one-bedroom dwelling. She said that in addition to being targeted by persons like the brute who raped her, she fears being left to the mercy of the elements if Jamaica is hit by a weather system.

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"Is a one bedroom mi live in and it a leak and water a blow in on us," Jane said.

"Mi really a beg some help to fix the zinc and mi would really like some windows. I am really sad about what is happening, or has happened to me. I feel stressed a lot of times and whole heap a times tings take a toll on mi, but mi know say one day mi a go really get outta dis and mi and mi daughter a go alright."

* Name changed to protect identity

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