An Austrian woman was found guilty of lethally infecting her neighboring patient with COVID-19 in 2021. It was her second conviction tied to the pandemic in a year, according to local media outlets. The judge handling the case, sentenced the woman "to four months' suspended imprisonment and an 800-euro fine ($886.75) for grossly negligent homicide," according to East Bay Times.
The victim was a cancer patient who died of pneumonia caused by the coronavirus, according to Austrian news agency APA. DNA evidence from a virological report matched both the deceased cancer patient and the 54-year-old defendant, proving that she 100% transmitted the virus.
