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Will Castle

Jakob Ingebrigtsen admits ‘embarrassment’ at being a victim of domestic violence

Jakob Ingebrigtsen admitted he is “embarrassed” to be a victim of domestic violence as he delivered a powerful testimony on the final day of his father’s criminal trial.

Norwegian prosecutors this week called for Ingebrigtsen’s father Gjert, 59, to be sentenced to two and a half years in prison for the alleged physical and verbal assault of Jakob and his younger sister Ingrid.

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