Woman in jail over virtual murder

Posted by Dennis G. Jerz on October 24, 2008 10:37 AM | 1 Comment | Link to here ∴
Police say she illegally accessed log-in details of the man playing her husband, and killed off his character.

The woman, a piano teacher, is in jail in Sapporo waiting to learn if she faces charges of illegally accessing a computer and manipulating data. (BBC)
Thanks for the link, Robert.

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Leslie Rodriguez | October 24, 2008 11:58 AM | Reply

I was literally about to email you about this story.

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