Woman jailed for attempting to extort £152,000 from Tottenham icon

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Tottenham legend Heung-min Son was recently targeted in a blackmail attempt, but the people involved have now been sentenced. Reports in May revealed that the former Spurs captain had faced an extortion plot, with Yonhap News stating that Son contacted Korean police after a man and woman tried to blackmail him.

The woman allegedly reached out in June last year claiming she was pregnant with his child, and she and an accomplice confronted Son again in March, demanding money in return for silence.

Four-year sentence for blackmail attempt
According to Sky News, the woman — identified as Yang — attempted to extort 300 million won (£152,000) from Son in 2024. She reportedly sent him a fake ultrasound image of a baby she falsely claimed was his.

The Seoul Central District Court concluded that Yang had deceived Son, and after admitting to the scheme, she was handed a four-year prison sentence.

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