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A 48-year-old woman was sentenced Tuesday by the court of Aveiro to one year and four months in prison, for having circulated in public spaces without a mask when she was infected with tuberculosis.
According to the Lusa agency, the defendant was accused of the crime of spreading the disease in its consummated form, but sentenced by the same crime by the tried way.
"She does not accept the state of the illness in which she finds herself and acts naturally, as if she had nothing," said the accused's lawyer, Andreia Ramos, quoted by Lusa. that the woman is accompanied by ambulatory medical services.
According to the prosecutor 's indictment, the woman discovered in May 2017 that she was infected with pulmonary tuberculosis. At that time, in addition to starting treatment, he had been informed that he should use a face mask, provided, to prevent infection.
However, as of June 24, the defendant started to leave her home and go to the streets and public spaces without medication or wearing a face mask.
According to the MP, the woman was aware of the disease and its contagion.
After her compulsory hospitalization, the defendant was placed without a protective mask on 3 June and taken to the Aveiro hospital, where she remained until the last day of July.
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