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. Continue reading...
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MON · 2025-12-08 · 11:55 GMTBRIEF NSR-2025-1208-1559
NSR-2025-1208-1559News Report·EN·Legal & Judicial
Woman handed four-year sentence for blackmailing footballer Son Heung-min
In Seoul, a woman named Yang was sentenced to four years in prison for blackmailing footballer Son Heung-min in 2024. Yang extorted 300 million won (£153,000) from the South Korean star by sending him an ultrasound photo and falsely claiming he was the father of the baby.
Associated PressThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2025-12-08 · 11:55 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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In Seoul, a woman named Yang was sentenced to four years in prison for blackmailing footballer Son Heung-min in 2024. Yang extorted 300 million won (£153,000) from the South Korean star by sending him an ultrasound photo and falsely claiming he was the father of the baby. She demanded money to remain silent about the alleged child. The court found Yang guilty of extortion. A co-conspirator in the blackmail scheme received a two-year sentence.
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Co-conspirator receives two-year sentence in Seoul court
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Yang was charged with extorting 300 million won from Son in 2024.
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A woman has been sentenced in Seoul to four years in prison for blackmailing Son Heung-min.
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Yang extorted £153,000 from former Spurs player Son Heung-min.
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