FSU shooters biological mom kidnapped him and fled to Norway amid bitter custody battle decade before deadly rampage
The biological mother of accused Florida State University shooter, Phoenix Ikner, kidnapped him and fled to Norway amid a bitter custody battle a decade before the deadly shooting, court documents reveal.Anne-Mari Eriksen took her then 11-year-old son to the Scandinavian nation in March 2015 in violation of the custody agreement she had with Christopher Ikner — after telling the father she was taking him to South Florida for spring break, according to a probable cause affidavit from the Leon County Sheriff’s Office viewed by The Post.Eriksen and Phoenix Ikner — who at the time went by his birth name Christian Gunnar Eriksen — both have American and Norwegian citizenship.
“Instead of staying in South Florida, the defendant allegedly fled the country with him in violation of their custody agreement,” the affidavit stated.Christopher Ikner only discovered his son had been kidnapped when the 11-year-old spilled the beans during a phone call with his dad.Eriksen — who had custody rights but the agreement stipulated she may not take him from the country without advanced notification — said she would return the boy to the US and his dad on March 27, but failed to do so, according to the affidavit.Christopher Ikner then quickly became worried and alerted authorities, saying his son “has developmental delays and special needs,” which he feared would not be taken care of without access to his regular doctors.The affidavit said Phoenix Ikner was “on medication for several health and mental issues, to include a growth hormone disorder and ADHD.”The mom didn’t return to the US until July 27, 2015, when she was arrested at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
She later pleaded no contest to illegally removing a child from Florida.Months later, in October 2015, Eriksen filed a lawsuit alleging slander and libel against Christopher Ikner, his wife Jessica Ikner, as well as two other relatives.“The emotional and psychological harm done t...