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Son Heung-min agency responds as two arrested over fake pregnancy blackmail plot
Son Heung-min alerted police in Seoul after two people demanded money from him (Reuters) Two people have been arrested in South Korea over a fake pregnancy blackmail plot which targeted Tottenham captain Son Heung-min. Police in Seoul have detained a woman in her 20s, identified as Ms. A, and a man in his 40s, identified as Ms. B, on charges of extortion and attempted extortion. According to the police, Ms. A demanded money while claiming to be pregnant with Son’s child in June last year. It’s claimed that Ms. A asked Son to give her several hundred million won. At the current exchange rate, 100,000,000 South Korean won is worth £53,800. In March, Son was then approached by Ms. A’s acquaintance, Ms. B, who demanded additional money. Get personalised updates on Manchester United every day Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro’s Football Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link so we can send you football news tailored to you. Son reported the two to the police on May 7 and the pair were arrested on Wednesday. An investigation is now under way to discover the extent of the blackmail scheme involving the Tottenham and South Korea forward. Son Heung-min also captains South Korea’s national side (AFP via Getty) Son’s agency said in a statement: ‘Son & Football Limited has reported to the police the individuals who have been blackmailing the player by spreading false information for extortion. The police are currently investigating, and we will inform you as soon as the investigation results are available. ‘Son & Football Limited will take strong legal action to ensure that those who have been blackmailing with clear false information are punished without leniency. We want to emphasise that Son Heung-min is the clear victim of this incident. ‘We would like to apologise once again to everyone who has supported Son Heung-min for any concern caused by this unfortunate incident.’ Son, who joined Tottenham in a £22 million deal from German side Bayer Leverkusen in 2015, has previously said that he is not planning to get married until after he ends his playing career. The 32-year-old, who has previously dated K-pop stars Bang Min-ah and Yoo So-young, said in an interview with The Guardian: ‘My father says this and I agree, as well, when you marry, the number one will be family, wife and kids, and then football. ‘I want to make sure that while I play at the top level, football can be number one. You don’t know how long you can play at the top level. When you retire, or when you are 33 or 34, you can still have a long life with your family.’ For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Two people have been arrested in South Korea over a fake pregnancy blackmail plot which targeted Tottenham captain Son Heung-min.
Police in Seoul have detained a woman in her 20s, identified as Ms. A, and a man in his 40s, identified as Ms. B, on charges of extortion and attempted extortion.
According to the police, Ms. A demanded money while claiming to be pregnant with Son’s child in June last year.
It’s claimed that Ms. A asked Son to give her several hundred million won. At the current exchange rate, 100,000,000 South Korean won is worth £53,800.
In March, Son was then approached by Ms. A’s acquaintance, Ms. B, who demanded additional money.
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Son reported the two to the police on May 7 and the pair were arrested on Wednesday. An investigation is now under way to discover the extent of the blackmail scheme involving the Tottenham and South Korea forward.
Son’s agency said in a statement: ‘Son & Football Limited has reported to the police the individuals who have been blackmailing the player by spreading false information for extortion. The police are currently investigating, and we will inform you as soon as the investigation results are available.
‘Son & Football Limited will take strong legal action to ensure that those who have been blackmailing with clear false information are punished without leniency. We want to emphasise that Son Heung-min is the clear victim of this incident.
‘We would like to apologise once again to everyone who has supported Son Heung-min for any concern caused by this unfortunate incident.’
Son, who joined Tottenham in a £22 million deal from German side Bayer Leverkusen in 2015, has previously said that he is not planning to get married until after he ends his playing career.
The 32-year-old, who has previously dated K-pop stars Bang Min-ah and Yoo So-young, said in an interview with The Guardian: ‘My father says this and I agree, as well, when you marry, the number one will be family, wife and kids, and then football.
‘I want to make sure that while I play at the top level, football can be number one. You don’t know how long you can play at the top level. When you retire, or when you are 33 or 34, you can still have a long life with your family.’
For more stories like this, check our sport page.
Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
