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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/NoWafer5247 on 2024-12-20 16:50:48+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that in 2003, a 14-year-old boy in Manchester, England, created fake online personas to manipulate his friend into attempting to murder him, resulting in the UK’s first conviction for inciting your own murder.