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Woman handed four-year sentence for blackmailing footballer Son Heung-min

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 8 December 2025

Yang extorted £153,000 from former Spurs player
Co-conspirator receives two-year sentence in Seoul court

A woman has been sentenced in Seoul to four years in prison for blackmailing South Korean football star Son Heung-min.

The woman, identified only as Yang, was charged with extorting 300 million won (£153,000) from Son in 2024 after sending him an ultrasound photo of a baby that she claimed was his and demanding money to stay silent.

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Woman handed four-year sentence for blackmailing footballer Son Heung-min

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 8 December 2025

Yang extorted £153,000 from former Spurs player
Co-conspirator receives two-year sentence in Seoul court

A woman has been sentenced in Seoul to four years in prison for blackmailing South Korean football star Son Heung-min.

The woman, identified only as Yang, was charged with extorting 300 million won (£153,000) from Son in 2024 after sending him an ultrasound photo of a baby that she claimed was his and demanding money to stay silent.

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Woman handed four-year sentence for blackmailing footballer Son Heung-min

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 8 December 2025

Yang extorted £153,000 from former Spurs player
Co-conspirator receives two-year sentence in Seoul court

A woman has been sentenced in Seoul to four years in prison for blackmailing South Korean football star Son Heung-min.

The woman, identified only as Yang, was charged with extorting 300 million won (£153,000) from Son in 2024 after sending him an ultrasound photo of a baby that she claimed was his and demanding money to stay silent.