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A group of people who claimed to be pregnant with Son Heung-min (33, Tottenham)'s child and extorted or attempted to extort money were arrested.
Yoon Won-mook, a senior judge at the Seoul Central District Court, issued an arrest warrant for Yang, a woman in her 20s accused of blackmail, and a man in his 40s accused of attempted blackmail, saying, `There is a fear of destroying evidence and running away.'
The Gangnam Police Station in Seoul arrested and investigated Yang and Yong on the 14th, and applied for an arrest warrant on the 15th. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office requested an arrest warrant for Yang and Yong on the 16th on charges of blackmail and attempted blackmail, respectively.
Yang, Son Heung-min's ex-lover, is accused of extorting about 300 million won by sending a fetal ultrasound picture in June last year and threatening to reveal that he is pregnant with a child. After that, Mr. A 'I won't tell the public about my pregnancy' is said to have written a memorandum to the effect.
Yong is suspected of approaching Son Heung-min in March this year and trying to receive 70 million won, only to fail. Yong is known to have committed the crime after belatedly learning that he was threatening Yang while dating.
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Son Heung-min 'threatening pregnancy'Arrest review
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Jin-wook = A woman in her 20s who tried to extort money from Son, claiming that she was pregnant with the child of national soccer team captain Son Heung-min, enters the Seoul Central District Court on the 17th for a warrant hearing. 2025.5.17 |
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Son Heung-min "threatening pregnancy" male and female arrest screening
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Jin-wook = A woman in her 20s (left) and a man in her 40s who tried to extort money from Son by claiming to be pregnant with the child of national soccer team captain Son Heung-min are entering the Seoul Central District Court on the 17th for a warrant review. 2025.5.17 |
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According to Yonhap News, Yang remained silent and unanswered to reporters' questions such as 'Does he admit to racketeering charges?'Does he still claim to be pregnant with Son Heung-min's child?' and 'Does he have anything to say to Son Heung-min?' After completing the arrest examination, when asked "Did you conspire to threaten?" he answered "No".
Yong also entered the court without answering reporters' questions, but after the arrest examination, he repeatedly said "I'm sorry" when asked if he had anything to say to Son Heung-min."
Son Heung-min's agency 'Son & Football Limited' filed a complaint with the police on charges of racketeering against a group of players who threatened to spread false information on its official website on the 15th. The police are currently investigating, so we will let you know as soon as the results of the investigation come out. 'We will take a strong legal action to punish those who have threatened to blackmail with obvious false information without leniency, and Son Heung-min is a clear victim of the case. He added, `We apologize to all those who supported Son Heung-min once again for causing concern over this unpleasant incident.'
Son Heung-min's complaint received a lot of attention overseas as well. Son Heung-min got back on the ground after controversy. He started in the 37th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in 2024-2025 season against Aston Villa at Villa Park in Birmingham, England on the 17th (Korea time).
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Son Heung-min has been out of the team due to injury since his last appearance in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals against Frankfurt on the 11th of last month. He missed seven matches, including four in the EPL and three in the Europa League.
Son Heung-min returned to action in the 36th round against Crystal Palace on Wednesday, the first time in a month. However, he only warmed up by playing as a substitute. Son Heung-min is back in place after nine games.
Tottenham lost 0-2 to Aston Villa. But winning or losing didn't matter. The Aston Villa match is a rehearsal for the final. Son's task was to boost his sense of play.
Son Heung-min, who was replaced by Dominic Solanke in the 29th minute of the second half, played 74 minutes. Tottenham will play the long-awaited Europa League final against EPL rival Manchester United at 4 a.m. on the 22nd at San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, Spain.
Coach Enze Postecoglou said, `Son Heung-min is ready. So I started. I thought it was important to play 70-75 minutes. I think there was a moment when I felt that he was regaining his rhythm"Lost a few key players recently. Son Heung-min is now back. It has secured an experienced player. Just having an experienced player is a big help to the team."
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After the game, Son Heung-min said in an interview with Sports Chosun 'Mix Zone"It is important to fill the time of the game. Since the Europa League final is the most important, I'm improving my condition accordingly. I think I was able to adapt to the tempo of the game better than I thought today. I don't know if it's because I played in the game last time, but it melted well into the game after a long time since I started. I want to make it a positive part."
Tottenham ranked 17th in the EPL (38 points, 11 wins, 5 draws, 21 losses). Since the launch of the EPL in 1992, the league's most losses in a single season have been rewritten. In the 1997-1998 season (44 points, 11 wins, 11 draws and 16 losses), he also broke the record low points.
Son Heung-min said "There are areas where players can feel intimidated and withdrawn in a way because their performance is so bad in the league. He seems to be paying attention to raising his confidence and atmosphere by telling the players a lot of good things about that. Since the players listen to me and respect me so well, I think I'll be able to prepare better for the final without any problems," he stressed.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
