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More than 30,000 people are thought to have been infected with potentially deadly infections from contaminated blood products from 1970 to 1991.

Martin White died at the age of 33 after being given blood products contaminated with HIV.

Colin Smith carries a small suitcase into the dining room of their Newport home and lays it flat on the table in the centre of the room. He pops open both latches.

‘I was given contaminated blood when I was 18 months old and now I have cirrhosis’ My little baby body didnt stand a chance of fighting off the infection, but I am fortunate I didnt get HIV or AIDS Updated Kirk Ellis, who was given contaminated blood as a baby (Image: Rob Browne) Sign up to our free email alerts for the top Caerphilly stories sent straight to your e-mailInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up We use your sign-up to provide content in ways yo...

BBC News Published image captionKevin Slater had his treatment in Cardiff, the inquiry heard A man who was treated with imported blood products in the 1980s became the first haemophiliac in the UK to test HIV positive and die of Aids, an inquiry has heard. Kevin Slater, from Cwmbran, was 20 when he developed Aids in 1983 the Infected Blood Inquiry has been told. He was not informed that he had been diagnosed with the condition for at least 18 months and died in 1985. Records show it was reco...

The first haemophiliac to contract Aids in Britain died in 1985 without realising he had caught the virus, an inquiry has heard.  Kevin Slater, from Cwmbran, south Wales, was treated with imported blood products in the 1980s and later tested positive for HIV, the Infected Blood Inquiry was told.   He was not told he had been diagnosed with Aids in 1983 and died 18 months later, with his sister-law insisting he died without ever realising he had the condition.   Mr Slater died of Aids in 19...