Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jun 27 (PTI) A local court on Tuesday convicted an HIV positive man for attempting to kill a woman, but released him on probation for one year due to his medical condition.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Ashok Kumar observed that since the 50-year-old accused is an HIV patient, he was being released on probation on the condition of maintaining good conduct.

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On May 20, 2015, the victim caught the man trying to steal a generator from her house in Civil Lines area here. The accused then tried to kill the woman with a sharp-edged weapon.

The accused was arrested and sent to judicial custody.

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