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<a href="http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/10/cyberclinic-vir.html">Cyberclinic: Virtual Crimes, Real Consequences</a>

Friday 24 October 2008 17:52 BST
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It was widely reported yesterday that a Japanese woman faces a possible jail term after having "murdered" her virtual "husband" in the online world of Maple Story.

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