Gjert Ingebrigtsen, the father of Jakob Ingebrigtsen, told a Norwegian court on Monday that he never hit his son and daughter and denied all charges of physical abuse. Gjert, 59, repeatedly broke into tears during his testimony before five judges and said he was a protective father intent on supporting his children's running careers. He …
Jakob Ingebrigtsen's thrilling weekend on the track was capped with wins in the 1,500m and 3,000m at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China but by Tuesday he was testifying in a Norwegian court of claims of over a decade of abuse by his father Gjert. During a session that lasted over four hours on …
The father of Jakob Ingebrigtsen will stand trial next year on charges that he allegedly physically abused two of his children, the lawyers for Gjert Ingebrigtsen revealed on Friday. Gjert Ingebrigtsen, 58, faced abuse claims earlier this year that involved one of his children, believed to be daughter Ingrid, but according to a report by …