Norwegian athletics coach Ingebrigtsen avoids jail in high-profile family case
Brothers Jakob Ingebrigtsen (right) and Phillip Ingebrigtsen (left) take part in the Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Men's 1500m Final - Stade de France on August 06, 2024. The duo sued their father Gjert Ingebrigtsen.
A Norwegian court on Monday found athletics coach Gjert Ingebrigtsen guilty of one count of minor assault against his daughter, while acquitting him of all charges of physical and mental abuse against his twice-Olympic-champion son Jakob.
Ingebrigtsen was sentenced to a 15-day suspended prison sentence and must pay compensation of 10,000 Norwegian crowns (Sh129,000) to his daughter for hitting her with a wet towel on one occasion. He will not have to serve time in jail.
