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Daily Mirror
27-04-2025
- Daily Mirror
Man 'knowingly gave AIDS to cancer survivor wife' – now he's charged with murder
Sheriffs in Rockdale County, Georgia, allege Cleveland Broadie deliberately infected his cancer survivor wife Denise with AIDS having known about his diagnosis since 2006 A man has been charged with murder after prosecutors alleged he knowingly gave his wife AIDS, causing her death after she beat cancer for a second time. Cleveland Broadie, from Georgia, US, was initially charged with reckless conduct after his wife Denise Broadie died in April 2022 just days after she was diagnosed with the fatal disease. Mrs Broadie's family had long suspected Broadie, in his 60s, had an undisclosed HIV infection following the couple's 2014 marriage, and were so convinced after her death that they hired a private investigator. Now, a federal grand jury has charged him of malice murder and felony murder. Mrs Broadie, who battled cancer twice, remained unwell after her second bout in 2019 and went to a new hospital for a check-up, with doctors ordering a battery of tests. She was finally diagnosed with AIDS on March 31, 2022, which an arrest warrant seen by Law&Crime stated "resulted in her death" on April 2. Her family believes she could have been living with AIDS none the wiser for several years, during which she could have received critical treatment. They allege Broadie never told her the truth, with Georgian media outlet WAGA reporting that Mrs Broadie's family hired a private investigator to look into Broadie's past following her death. Karen Young, her daughter, alleged there was no question about where her mother had contracted the disease, alleging there was "malice" in what Broadie did. She said: "There was malice in what he did. At any time, he could have told her and given her the right to make the decision to stay with him. Not that she would have." Law&Crime reports court records show Broadie was taken into custody on July 8, 2023, and first charged with three counts of reckless conduct relating to Mrs Broadie's 2022 death, all of which were filed in 2023. Prosecutors at the time had alleged he had never informed his sexual partners of his HIV positive status since knowing of the diagnosis since 2006. Another local outlet, WANF, adds that a second woman later came forward after, prompting a second reckless conduct charge from Rockdale County Sheriffs, with a third following and another woman not long after. The third warrant, issued on September 5, 2023, alleged Broadie "consciously disregarded unjustifiable risk" during sexual encounters as early as March. Rockdale County Attorney's Office said it intends to seek murder charges on Mrs Broadie's behalf, and each of the three charges are felonies that come with a maximum prison sentence of five years per count, 15 years in total. Broadie pleaded not guilty to three reckless conduct charges, it has not yet been confirmed how he has pleaded for the murder charges. He will go before a judge at the Rockdale County Courthouse on Monday, November 6.
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Yahoo
Rockdale County man faces felony murder charge; accused of infecting wife with AIDS
The Brief A Rockdale County man is charged with intentionally infecting and subsequently killing his wife, Denise Broadie, with AIDS. According to the Rockdale County District Attorney's office, based on evidence presented to a grand jury, a true bill of indictment was returned on charges that included felony murder against Cleveland Broadie. Denise Broadie died on April 2, 2022. Authorities arrested her husband, Cleveland Broadie, the following year. However, he was only charged with reckless conduct related to HIV. Denise Broadie's family said they pushed for a murder charge and provided their own evidence to try to substantiate a stronger charge. ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. - A Rockdale County woman, Denise Broadie, had been diagnosed with cancer for a second time when doctors eventually realized she had AIDS. What we know Two days after her diagnosis, on April 2, 2022, she died. The following year, the man she married in 2014, Cleveland Broadie, was charged in the case. However, prosecutors only charged him with reckless conduct related to HIV. Since that time, Denise Broadie's daughters and brother have worked with private detectives and social media to dig into the suspect's past in an effort to prove he knew he had HIV before he met Denise. What they're saying Karen Young, Denise Broadie's daughter, described her mother as the family matriarch with a heart of gold. She says when her mother died of AIDS, there was no question where she got it. "There was malice in what he did," said Young. "At any time, he could have told her and given her the right to make the decision to stay with him. Not that she would have." Broadie's brother claims, at one point, the suspect was kicked out of the house for allegedly cheating but was allowed to come back home. The family says it is encouraging people to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases. The Source The Rockdale County District Attorney's office and Karen Young, Denise Broadie's daughter, spoke with FOX 5's Kevin Stewart for this story.
