Jakob Ingebrigtsen tells court he has ‘had no motives for lying’ as father’s trial closes
- Defence team call for acquittal of athlete’s father, Gjert
- Jakob, 24, says it is ‘embarrassing to be a victim’
The Norwegian Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has told a court that he finds it “embarrassing to be a victim of domestic violence” on the final day of the trial of his father and former coach, Gjert.
This week prosecutors called for Gjert to be given a jail sentence of two and a half years for hitting and verbally abusing Jakob, the Olympic 1500m champion in Tokyo and 5,000m gold medallist in Paris, and his younger sister, Ingrid.