HIV infector runs from court

A man who pleaded guilty to infecting his partner with HIV has run from a Sydney court and tried to hide his appearance.

Brian James Montgomery, 37, is charged with maliciously causing his former partner to contract a grievous bodily disease sometime between January 1994 and December 2003.

Police allege he refused to wear a condom when the couple started a sexual relationship, despite being aware he carried the disease.

They say after being born with HIV, one of the couple's three children died from an AIDS-related illness.

The District Court today set a sentencing date for Brian Montgomery in September.

After the matter was heard, he put on a coat, hat and sunglasses and ran from the court to avoid the media.