29 January 2008: Killer wanted

A woman has been arrested after she allegedly tried to hire a hitman to murder her married lover's wife.

The woman used an Internet advertisements site to post the unusual announcement, which got past the site's editors because the wording was obscure. But when respondents contacted the woman she made her meaning entirely clear. She then offered 5,000 dollars for the job and provided the address, name, age and occupation of the man's wife.

She has been charged with three offences, including using the Internet to commit a crime.