India, April 18 -- New details have emerged regarding the troubled past of Phoenix Ikner, the accused Florida State University shooter, shedding light on a dramatic and complex family history. Court documents reveal that his biological mother, amidst a bitter custody battle, kidnapped him and fled to Norway nearly a decade before the tragic shooting.

In March 2015, Anne-Mari Eriksen violated a custody agreement by taking her 11-year-old son, Phoenix Ikner, to Norway under false pretences. She had told Christopher Ikner, her ex-husband and Phoenix's father, that they were merely going to South Florida for spring break. Instead, she fled with him to a Scandinavian country, sparking an international custody dispute. This bold move, detailed...