Norwegian courtroom case continued on Wednesday with Gjert Ingebrigtsen going through extra accusations of violence towards his kids
The youthful sister of Jakob Ingebrigtsen informed a courtroom on Wednesday (Mar 26) that she was struck within the face by their father as a toddler for forgetting her coronary heart fee monitor.
The incident occurred in 2018 or 2019 when Ingrid, who’s now aged 18, was driving to coaching together with her father, Gjert. When she informed him she had forgotten the monitor it led to him calling her “incompetent” and “silly”.
“I clearly stated ‘shut up’, as a result of it didn’t cease,” Ingrid informed the courtroom in Sandes in Norway. “Once I stated that, I obtained a hand within the face. He hit me within the face. It was quick and it was onerous. It damage.”
Gjert is alleged to have abused his daughter “through the use of threats, coercion, violence, proscribing her freedom of motion and violating her in different methods”. The courtroom was informed that these incidents included calling her an “fool” when she was ailing and pushing her to the bottom with each fingers within the higher physique throughout an argument.
Courtroom sketch by Ane Hem of Gjert Ingebrigtsen (Getty)
Gjert, who faces six years in jail if convicted of abusive behaviour in direction of Jakob and Ingrid, denies all allegations of violence.
Following the proof he gave earlier within the week, Jakob added on Wednesday that the tv collection Staff Ingebrigtsen was not a real portrayal of what went on within the household. “The issue we had with it’s that it didn’t replicate actuality,” he stated. “Quite a bit modified when the digicam crew was current. Once they movie, it’s offered in a extra humorous and cosy approach.”
Jakob Ingebrigtsen and lawyer Mette Yvonne Larsen (Getty)
Jakob, who stopped being coached by Gjert early in 2022, added that his father messaged him later that yr after he misplaced to Jake Wightman on the earth 1500m remaining in Eugene. “The defendant was blissful that I failed,” he stated. “And he conveyed that with that message.”
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