A South Korean court issued arrest warrants on Saturday for two people accused of blackmailing Tottenham Hotspurs captain Son Heung-min.
The accused a woman in her 20s surnamed Yang and a man in his 40s surnamed Yong were taken into custody earlier this week with police seeking court approval for their formal detention.
According to Seouls Yonhap news agency and other local media, Yang is reportedly Sons ex-girlfriend and is alleged to have received 300 million won US 214,112 last year in exchange for staying silent after claiming she was pregnant with his child.
She is said to have sent Son an ultrasound image of the alleged foetus.
The Seoul Central District Court issued warrants for the duo late Saturday, citing risks of them fleeing and destroying evidence, its spokesperson told AFP.