A South Korean court has sentenced a woman and her male accomplice after they were convicted of attempting to extort a large sum of money from footballer Son Heung-min by falsely claiming she was pregnant with his child. The woman, known only by the surname Yang, received a four-year prison term, while the man, surnamed Yong, was jailed for two years after being found guilty of attempted blackmail.
The pair's scheme involved sending Son a foetal ultrasound image and threatening to reveal the alleged pregnancy unless he paid 300 million won, equivalent to roughly £153,000. When that initial demand was met, the court heard they later attempted to extract a further 70 million won by threatening to inform the media and the player's family.
