Killing virtual husband might get you five years for real

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Woman upset over virtual husband divorcing her, hacks co-workers game account to kill her ex-virtual husband. She's been arrested and could get 5 years. I guess what happens in Maple Story doesn't stay in Maple Story. She should have gone to Vegas. People so crazy, .

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/1 ... ested.html

A 43-year-old Japanese woman, angry over a sudden divorce in the virtual online game Maple Story, has been arrested on suspicion of hacking into the game where she killed her once-virtual husband, authorities said.

Authorities said the Miyazaki woman illegally accessed the game with a password she hijacked from a colleague. That made it appear as if her coworker committed the online murder.

According to The Associated Press, the woman told police: "I was suddenly divorced, without a word of warning. That made me so angry."

The hacking allegation carries a maximum five-year prison term.

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