Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s father found guilty of hitting his daughter but cleared of abusing Olympic champion
Gjert Ingebrigtsen acquitted of Jakob charges due to ‘reasonable doubt’Handed suspended 15-day sentence and fined for abuse of IngridThe father of the double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has been found guilty of hitting the Norwegian runner’s younger sister, Ingrid, with a wet towel, and handed a 15-day suspended sentence.However, Gjert Ingebrigtsen, who coached his Jakob to 1500m gold at the Tokyo Games in 2021 before an acrimonious split a year later, was acquitted of charges of physical and verbal abuse against Jakob after a court in Norway found there was “reasonable doubt” about the accusations. Continue reading...
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Gjert Ingebrigtsen acquitted of Jakob charges due to ‘reasonable doubt’
Handed suspended 15-day sentence and fined for abuse of Ingrid
The father of the double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has been found guilty of hitting the Norwegian runner’s younger sister, Ingrid, with a wet towel, and handed a 15-day suspended sentence.
However, Gjert Ingebrigtsen, who coached his Jakob to 1500m gold at the Tokyo Games in 2021 before an acrimonious split a year later, was acquitted of charges of physical and verbal abuse against Jakob after a court in Norway found there was “reasonable doubt” about the accusations. Continue reading...
