Woman jailed after 'killing' virtual husband

by Sanjay Jha | October 24, 2008 at 03:04 am

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With the increasing internet usages people's bad behaviour online is on the spotlight. Miscreants create lot of virtual problem. The effects of these are seen even in offline world. in recent years. A woman was charged in the US state of Delaware with plotting the real-life abduction of a boyfriend she met through the virtual reality website. In this story a woman has been jailed after killing virtual husband.

A 43-year-old player in a virtual game world became so angry about her sudden divorce from her online husband that she logged on with his password and killed his digital persona, police said.

The woman, who has been jailed on suspicion of illegally accessing a computer and manipulating electronic data, used his ID and password to log onto the popular interactive game "Maple Story" to carry out the virtual murder in May, a police official in the northern city of Sapporo said Thursday. He spoke on condition of anonymity because of department policy.

"I was suddenly divorced, without a word of warning. That made me so angry," the official quoted her as telling investigators and admitting the allegations.

The woman, a piano teacher, had not plotted any revenge in the real world, the official said.

She has not yet been formally charged. If convicted, she could face up to five years in prison or a fine up to US$5,000.

Players in "Maple Story" create and manipulate digital images called "avatars" that represent themselves, while engaging in relationships, social activities and fighting monsters and other obstacles.