Son Heung-min blackmailer jailed in South Korea

A woman who blackmailed South Korean football superstar Son Heung-min by claiming she was the mother of his child was jailed  

The woman, surnamed Yang, extorted 300 million won ($200,000) from Son last year by sending him a foetal ultrasound image and threatening to go public.

She reportedly splurged the cash on luxury and designer goods before she and an accomplice, surnamed Yong, tried to extort a further 70 million from the Los Angeles FC star. Son contacted the police, leading to their subsequent arrest and indictment.

On Monday, the Seoul Central District Court gave a four-year term to Yang, who is in her 20s, for blackmail, local TV said.

Co-conspirator Yong - with whom she was reportedly in a romantic relationship - was given a two-year term for attempted blackmail, Yonhap news agency said. The two have been in custody since May.