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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Keith Stuart

Australian women arrested for WoW kidnap plot

In perhaps the most bizarre WoW relationship story yet seen, a 31-year-old Australian woman has been arrested in America for allegedly attempting to lure her 17-year-old boyfriend - met via Blizzard's World of Warcraft MMORPG - back to Oz. According to News.com.au, the couple intended to marry.

Tamara Broome, currently being held in the Pitt County Detention Centre, told her housemate that the boy's parents were paying for her to travel to America so the virtual lovers, "could sort it all out".



"Instead, Ms Broome was met by three detectives as she tried to board a train near the teenager's home town in North Carolina. She was charged with attempting to abduct a child after a 17-year-old boy was caught trying to board a flight to Australia."



It seems Ms Broome now faces up to two years in jail if convicted.

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