"A 43-year-old Japanese woman [who] killed her online husband's digital persona has been arrested on suspicion of hacking, police said Thursday.
The woman, who is jailed on suspicion of illegally accessing a computer and manipulating electronic data, used his identification and password to log onto popular interactive game "Maple Story" to carry out the virtual murder in mid-May, a police official in northern said on condition of anonymity, citing department policy...
...She has not yet been formally charged, but if convicted could face a prison term of up to five years or a fine up to $5,000..."
(credit: CNN)
