Cyber crimes of passion by Jawed

"A Japanese woman who killed her virtual husband has been arrested by the real police."

The woman killed her virtual husband in a MMORPG : MapleStory

What is MapleStory ?

Maple Story is theworld's first Side-scrolling MMORPG ( Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game ) with millions of players around the world

Side-scrolling : A side-scrolling game or side-scroller is a video game in which the action is viewed from a side-view camera angle, and the onscreen characters generally move from the left side of the screen to the right. These games make use of scrolling computer display technology.

Mario is a side-scrolling game :


The woman who killed her virtual husband lived in northern Japan. She have 43 years old.
In October, last year, she logged on to a fellow participant ( = Co-Joueur ) in the game and Killed his avatar. After he ( her virtual husband ) had "divorced" with her.
In real life, the woman is a piano teacher from the southern Japanese island of Kyushu.

She is arrested for :
Illegally accessing a computer.
Manipulating data

A crime punishable with up to five years in prison or a fine ( = Amande ) of up to 3.750€