Man knowingly gave AIDS to cancer survivor wife who died 2 days after she was diagnosed — and he may have infected other women: Prosecutors

A Georgia antheral has been indicted connected execution charges aft his woman died aft being diagnosed with AIDS — and prosecutors accidental he knew helium was HIV-positive and ne'er told her.

Cleveland Broadie, who is successful his aboriginal 60s, was antecedently charged with reckless behaviour aft his wife, Denise Broadie, died successful April 2022, 2 days aft she was diagnosed with having AIDS. Now, a expansive assemblage has indicted him for malice execution and felony execution successful transportation to Denise Broadie’s death.

After she passed away, Denise Broadie’s household members suspected that their stepfather knew afloat good helium was HIV-positive erstwhile helium joined their parent successful 2014 and neglected to archer her astir his status. WAGA, a section Fox affiliate, spoke to the family, who hired a backstage researcher to look into the beingness Cleveland Broadie had earlier helium joined their family.

Denise Broadie was besides battling crab successful the past years of her life. She had archetypal been diagnosed successful 2017, according to WANF, a section CBS affiliate, past went into remission. The crab returned successful 2019, and Denise Broadie bushed it again.

But she reportedly remained ill. When she went to a antithetic infirmary for treatment, caller tests were administered, revealing that she had AIDS. According to an apprehension warrant reviewed by Law&Crime, Denise Broadie was diagnosed with AIDS connected March 31, 2022, “which resulted successful her death” connected April 2, 2022.

Her household says she whitethorn person been surviving with AIDS for years without knowing it, years during which she could person been treated for the disease.

But according to her daughter, Karen Young, Cleveland Broadie ne'er gave her the truth.

Young told WAGA, “There was malice successful what helium did. At immoderate time, helium could person told her and fixed her the close to marque the determination to enactment with him. Not that she would have.”

Court records showed that Cleveland Broadie faced 3 charges of reckless behaviour related to his wife’s death, each filed successful 2023. Prosecutors alleged astatine the clip that helium had known of his HIV-positive presumption since 2006 and ne'er informed his intersexual partners.

According to WANF, different pistillate came forward, sparking a 2nd reckless behaviour charge. A 3rd complaint soon followed erstwhile yet different pistillate came forward. The presumption reported that “multiple women” had travel guardant successful effect to its story.

Cleveland Broadie was arrested and taken into custody connected July 8, 2023. He pleaded not blameworthy to the 3 reckless behaviour charges. It was not instantly wide arsenic of Friday whether helium had entered a plea to the execution charges.

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