A woman was arrested on a charge of attempted murder after allegedly
trying to kill her boyfriend, following the revelation that he is HIV
positive, according to police in Arizona.
Phoenix police said that they have arrested 44-year-old Misty Lee Wilke,
after being accused of running over her boyfriend, who was not
identified, with a Ford Mustang.
Wilke was charged with one count of attempted murder and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
According to the police investigation, Wilke became angry after learning
that her boyfriend was HIV positive. On Friday, Wilke got into her
Mustang and sped up towards the victim, who was driving a bike.
She rammed her car into her boyfriend and as a result, he suffered
severe head trauma and a fractured vertebra. Wilke, told police that her
boyfriend laughed in her face when she confronted him about his HIV
status.