New Delhi: A South Korean court has handed a four-year prison sentence to the woman who blackmailed football star Son Heung-min , closing a troubling chapter that had followed the forward for more than a year. The woman has been identified as Yang had claimed she was pregnant with Son’s child and used that allegation to pressure him into paying her 300 million won. She kept insisting she was a victim, but the court made it clear she had lied to him without confirming the baby’s paternity.

Investigators said Yang had spent the money on luxury items while continuing to push for more. At one point, she teamed up with an accomplice named Yong who repeatedly contacted Son to demand additional payments. When the pressure escalated again earlier this year, Son decided to approach the police,

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