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Woman jailed for blackmailing ex-Tottenham Hotspur footballer Son Heung-min with pregnancy claim

A South Korean woman has been sentenced to four years in prison for blackmailing former Tottenham Hotspur footballer Son Heung-min.

The woman, identified only as Yang, was charged with extorting 300m won (£152,000) from Son in 2024 after sending him an ultrasound of a baby she claimed was his and demanding money to stay silent.

She later conspired with a man, identified as Yong, to try to extort more money from Son.

The Seoul Central District Court said Yang "lied" to Son, though she had not confirmed whose child she was carrying.

Yang denied the charges of extortion and attempted extortion, the court said.

Yong, who confessed, was sentenced to two years in prison, according to the court.

Earlier this year, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that a woman in her 20s and a man in his 40s had been detained on suspicion of attempting to blackmail Son in June last year - while he was still at Tottenham.

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Son, 33, is one of Asia's greatest football players.

He joined LAFC in August after a decade at Spurs in the Premier League. He also captains the South Korea national team.

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