Angry "MMO Wife" Deletes Virtual Husbans Accounts, is Arrested!

[Mr. Hrm]

The 43 year-old woman has been remanded into custody in Sappporo, the jurisdiction where the 33 year-old man lives. AP says that she may face a prison term of up to five years, or a fine of up to US$5,000, though without any formal charges being laid, that seems a touch premature. Though the AP also bandies about the terms 'divorce' and 'murder', both of which are clearly inapplicable to the current case.

Online divorcee jailed after killing virtual hubby

Vengeful online paramour deletes MMO account, gets arrested IRL - Massively

[ultramega]

So wait, did she delete his account or just kill his character? One article says she deleted it, the other says she "killed" it. But maybe they were just trying to explain it in a way the general public would understand.

If I logged on to my account and found my characters mysteriously dead, I'd be a bit mad 'cause depending on the game death setbacks can be harsh, but pressing charges for that is extremist. If my ex deleted my account, I'd hunt him down and punch him in the nads.

Plus, can she really be charged with "hacking" when he seems to willfully have given her his password?

This whole story is just absurd. o_O

[Mr. Hrm]

But maybe they were just trying to explain it in a way the general public would understand.

I believe this is true. It is all odd and a bit sad.