Virtual Murders?

Last week, a forty-three year old Japanese woman was arrested on suspicion of "murdering" her virtual "husband" by hacking into his account. Apparently, she logged into her account and found herself suddenly divorced, which upset her greatly. Although she has not plotted any revenge in the real world, if convicted, she could face up to five years in prison or a $5,000 fine. The woman used the account information she obtained when she was still "married" and used it to log into the virtual world and murder her "husband".
Maybe I'm crazy, but i find it ridiculous that anyone would become so upset by a virtual "divorce" that they would go waste their time to kill a virtual character. If computers and programs are causing people to go about reaping revenge because of virtual "divorces". I use the quotes because refuse to believe that people can actually be "married" through the internet. Marriage is defined as a man and woman agreeing to live as husband and wife through legal agreements. The keywords here are man and woman, not virtual "man" and "woman".
And for the love of God, if we're going to have people being "married" and "divorced" over the internet, then what's the point in social interaction anymore? I might as well lock myself up in my house, cease any and all real life interaction, and get "married" to some woman halfway across the world, then divorce her when i get tired of her constant whining for me to take out the trash.
My point is that sure this woman should be penalized for breaking into someone's account, but for five years? That seems a bit much. Not the mention the pretentiousness of online marriage and divorce.