Man arrested for deliberately infecting people with HIV goes on the run

A man suspected of deliberately infecting people with HIV has gone on the run, police have said.
Daryll Rowe, now 26, failed to answer bail following his arrest for grievous bodily harm and now there is a nationwide hunt for him.

He is accused of deliberately tampering with condoms, butting multiple men at risk of HIV

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Rowe was arrested in Brighton, East Sussex, in February and released on bail twice. He was due to answer to Sussex Police on Friday but has now gone off the radar.

Anyone who may have been sexually involved with him has been urged to seek medical advice immediately.

Rowe, who is originally from Edinburgh, is homeless but police said they do not think he is in Sussex.

A spokesman said: ‘We are actively working with other police forces to locate him and are pursuing all lines of enquiry.

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‘The man has bail conditions not to come to Brighton and we do not believe he is in Sussex.’
He was arrested after two potential victims went to police. A third man came forward following press coverage of the case and a public health warning was issued around Brighton.

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Tom Scanlon, the city’s director of public health at the time, called on any man who may have had sexual contact with the suspect to contact sexual health services.

He said: ‘Service providers will be able to offer advice on whether further testing is required.
‘HIV is a serious condition and there are other sexually transmitted infections which can be acquired during unsafe sex.

‘Early diagnosis and treatments are available and the message of safe sex with the clear and consistent use of condoms remains as strong as ever.

‘We are working closely with the police, Public Health England and our partners in sexual health services on this matter.

‘We would encourage anyone with concerns relating to this individual to contact their local sexual health services.’