Father and former coach of the Ingebrigtsen brothers denies the allegations
Gjert Ingebrigtsen is to face trial in Norway subsequent yr confronted with accusations of bodily abusing two of his youngsters, together with Olympic 5000m champion Jakob.
In line with the indictment, the 58-year-old allegedly hit Jakob and threatened to “beat him to loss of life”.
Gjert, who stopped teaching Jakob and his brothers in 2022, has denied the allegations. His attorneys, John Christian Elden and Heidi Reisvang, mentioned in a press release: “Gjert Ingebrigtsen maintains what he has mentioned all alongside, that he doesn’t admit felony guilt for the offences he has been charged with and that he has by no means subjected any of his youngsters to both bodily or psychological abuse.”
In line with Norwegian newspaper VG, Jakob has given testimony to the authorities, alleging he was the sufferer of psychological and bodily abuse, together with “punching and kicking”.
The trial is predicted to final a few months with as much as 30-40 witnesses known as.
Jakob, Filip and Henrik Ingebrigtsen (Getty)
VG reported: “Jakob Ingebrigtsen has defined in questioning about bodily and psychological abuse each in direction of himself and his siblings. He has defined that he has been hit within the head a number of instances by his father, Gjert.
“In a single scenario, the abuse lasted for 15 to half-hour, the operating star has defined to the police. One other episode issues kicking. The conditions Jakob Ingebrigtsen has defined in questioning prolong over a lot of years.
“A number of different relations have given explanations that assist what Jakob Ingebrigtsen has advised in questioning…. Central to a number of of the reasons is how threats and psychological abuse should have formed [him] rising up.”
In an interview with VG final yr, Jakob and his older operating brothers, Filip and Henrik, mentioned: “We’ve got grown up with a father who has been very aggressive and controlling and who has used bodily violence and threats as a part of his upbringing.”
All three brothers have received European titles in athletics with Jakob occurring to win the Olympic 1500m title in 2021 and 5000m crown in 2024 plus world 5000m gold medals and world information at two miles and 3000m.
(Prime)
The household have featured in a well-liked documentary sequence in Norway lately with Gjert being a key determine because the domineering father and coach, however the newest set of programmes, which got here out on Prime on the finish of this summer time, didn’t characteristic him.
» Subscribe to AW journal right here, try our new podcast right here or signal as much as our digital archive of again points from 1945 to the current day right here
The put up Gjert Ingebrigtsen to face trial accused of bodily abusing Jakob appeared first on AW.
