Japanese police officials said 23, a 43-year-old Japanese woman in dissatisfied with the online games in virtual "husband" and his own divorce, negative angrily to the heart "to kill." The woman has been arrested by the police and may face charges.
"The embodiment of" the destruction of all of a sudden
The woman is the online game "Maple Story" players. The game, players can create their own "avatars", on behalf of its own role with other exchanges. These virtual characters can take part in various social activities in the virtual world of adventure.
The city of Sapporo, Japan, a police officer said, Sapporo, who lives in a "Maple Story" players report to the police, saying their "embodiment" of being destroyed (ed. note: the actual figure is deleted), suspected to be in their own virtual world " Wife "for, because she knew the account number and password.
Efforts in vain
Police said the man had been so painstakingly built up the "incarnation of" more than a year to see if it Zaorenansuan Xinrudaoge him. Police did not release the identity of the Sapporo players, but said the man was 33-year-old male office staff.
Although the case took place in the virtual world, but the police decided to search one in the end.
"Murderer" to recognize the "murder"
After an investigation, the police at 22 in the southern city of Miyazaki, arrested, "the murderer." According to the police, the woman, now 43 years old, is a piano teacher.
The woman has admitted that the police "murder" crimes. She gave the following reasons: "He (the game) and on all of a sudden I had a divorce, and even no warning. This is me very angry."
Miyazaki, about 1,000 km from Sapporo. Police have detained the woman to Sapporo.
"Murderers" were not accused of murder. The police now suspect that she just another computer trespass, abuse and other electronic data such as account numbers.
The woman has not yet been formally charged, according to the police suspect that she eventually was convicted of the charges, could face a maximum 5-year career in prison or a maximum fine of 5000 U.S. dollars.
Police said the woman did not know in the real world of marital status, only that she did not intend to in the real world of man to start retaliation.