Thread: Woman accused of mudering 'virtual husband' in MapleStory game

A JAPANESE piano teacher has been arrested on suspicion of killing her "virtual husband" after becoming enraged that he suddenly divorced her in an online game.

The 43-year-old woman allegedly hacked into a man's computer and killed off his avatar in the popular interactive game MapleStory, the Associated Press reported.



The woman, who is in custody on suspicion of illegally accessing a computer and manipulating electronic data, allegedly used the man's ID and password to log on and carry out the virtual murder in May, said a police official in the northern city of Sapporo, according to the AP.

"I was suddenly divorced, without a word of warning. That made me so angry," the police official quoted the woman as telling investigators.

The man behind the woman's online husband, a 33-year-old office worker, complained to police when he discovered that his online avatar was dead.

The woman was arrested on Wednesday, police said.

She had not yet been charged but if convicted could face up to five years in prison or a fine of up to $5000 ($7400).

MapleStory players create and manipulate avatars that represent themselves in relationships, social activities and fighting monsters and other obstacles.

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What?
Did she get arrested for killing the guy online or real?

Originally Posted by Ureshii

What?
Did she get arrested for killing the guy online or real?

The woman was arrested on Wednesday, police said.

She had not yet been charged but if convicted could face up to five years in prison or a fine of up to $5000 ($7400).

Originally Posted by LingLing

The woman was arrested on Wednesday, police said.

She had not yet been charged but if convicted could face up to five years in prison or a fine of up to $5000 ($7400).

damn......and i killed so many people in counter-strike. i should be hiding now

Originally Posted by eks

damn......and i killed so many people in counter-strike. i should be hiding now

LOL, I'm on the same boat killed heaps on SOF & ET, Maybe they'll let me get away, been retired for a few years now with FPS games.

but back to topic, i think its really silly and sad at same time when people get charged for offenses like that. or maybe they are actually being charged for hacking, but the media made it look like something else....god i hate sensationalism.

It seems a bit harsh... but if you break into someone's private files like that you do deserve to be punished... I know that if I lost my accounts to some of my online games I would be very pissed and would want something to happen to whoever did it.

The world seems to be gettin weirder by the second.

thats just plain stupid and unnecesary...........then anyone who kills in a a game woud be in jail!