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Woman cuffed for deleting virtual husband

Metaverse crime and punishment A 43-year-old Japanese woman has been jailed for "killing" her virtual husband to revenge an unexpected in-game divorce.… ...full story at the register (uk)

from the register (uk) on Fri, Oct 24 2008

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