Gjert Ingebrigtsen was accused of alleged of years-long home abuse in the direction of Jakob and his youthful sister Ingrid.
Gjert Ingebrigtsen is the daddy of two-time Olympic champion, Jakob Ingebrigtsen. (Twitter)
The trial, which began in March, caught the eye of Norway. Gjert, who’s 59-years-old, was accused of alleged of years-long home abuse in the direction of Jakob and his youthful sister Ingrid.
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The Soer Rogaland District Court delivered the case verdict in writing, and handed conviction to Gjert for less than a single incident of assault in opposition to his daughter, as confirmed by AP. A 15-day sentence was additionally handed to him, and he has additionally been ordered to pay NOK 10,000 ( ₹86,977 roughly) in compensation.
Gjert’s lawyer John Christian Elden informed Reuters, “He is relieved and hopes the matter will be resolved quickly.”
Meanwhile, Heidi Reisvang, who was additionally representing Gjert, informed AP that there “was no evidence to show that Gjert Ingebrigtsen created a continuous fear in his children.”
“There aren’t any winners on this case.
“He (Gjert) hopes that one day he will have contact and a relationship with his family again.”
According to stories, Jakob parted methods along with his father in February 2022, when he hit Ingrid wih a towel. He informed reporters, “Our siblings came together when we returned to Sandnes in February 2022. Everyone was distressed, and we discussed what to do.”
“Ingrid wanted to contact the police and file a report, but we didn’t know what to do or what was best.”
Ingrid, who’s now 19-years-old, moved out of the household house to reside with elder brother Kristoffer from January 5, 2022, and has been in voluntary foster care since March of that 12 months.
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