He is not the type to be talked about off the Football field despite his status as Tottenham’s star striker. But Heung-min Son saw his name tarnished despite himself. His father Woong-jung Son was ordered on Friday to pay a fine of 3 million won (2,030 euros) by a South Korean court for child abuse. Earlier this year, the parents of a young player at Son Woong-jung’s football academy said their son was hit by coach Son Heung-yun, the Spurs star’s brother, leaving him with a large bruise on his left thigh. Son Woong-jung also allegedly insulted the young footballer.
A former professional footballer himself, Son, 62, is a public figure in South Korea: he wrote a best-seller in which he explains how he helped his son become one of the best strikers in the Premier League. English League. Son Woong-jung, Son Heung-yun and another person were each fined 3 million won for violating the child protection law, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported. .
They will take 40 hours of classes on child abuse
These three individuals, who can appeal the decision within about a week, will also be required to complete 40 hours of classes on child abuse. The Chuncheon District Court’s decision was made on Friday following their indictment by local prosecutors on August 30, who asked the court to impose fines on them.
AFP contacted the Chuncheon court as well as lawyers representing Her father and the victims, but did not receive a response. Son Woong-jung apologized, but insisted that his academy’s coaching staff “never spoke or acted in a way that was not based on love of children“.
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