Father of Jakob Ingebrigtsen found guilty of assaulting Olympic star's sister

Jakob Ingebrigtsen's father has been acquitted of abusing the Olympic star - but found guilty of hitting his daughter with a wet towel.
And a court in Norway has handed Gjert Ingebrigtsen, who was also the former coach of Jakob and siblings, a suspended 15-day sentence plus a fine of £745.
But at the end of a trial that has gripped the country for three months, the court ruled that there was 'reasonable doubt' around the accusations faced regarding Jakob.
Multiple Olympic champion Jakob, who is currently recovering from injury, had claimed Gjert "beat me until I was sick" during the trial and alleged that the patriarch oversaw a childhood where they lived in fear. Gjert vehemently denied all accusations from the outset.
However the court found that there was insufficient evidence of Jakob being abused psychologically and physically with Gjert only being found guilty of striking Ingrid in the right cheek with a wet towel during an incident in early 2022.
'The decisive factor in the court's conclusion was that there was no evidence that Gjert Ingebrigtsen created a continuous fear in his children,' Gjert's lawyers, John Christian Elden and Heidi Reisvang, said in a statement following the verdict.
'The court has particularly emphasized that several close family members and outside witnesses have not seen or experienced abuse.'
Mette Yvonne Larsen, representing Jakob, said her client found the decision 'very strange", adding: 'You describe violence, you're believed and yet he isn't convicted
'But Jakob is focused on moving forward. The wounds are there, and it will take time to heal.
'What Ingrid said on the final day of the trial is also important. That she never dreamed of being able to live a normal life the way she does now. The same goes for Jakob. Now they are free from someone who dominated and controlled them.'

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