Disturbing footage has emerged of a New Jersey father forcing his six-year-old son to run on a treadmill because he is “too fat” just days before the boy’s death from “chronic” abuse.
Christopher Gregor, 31, appeared in court Tuesday to face murder charges after his son, Corey Micciolo, died in 2021 from “blunt force trauma” following years of alleged abuse. If he is convicted, Gregor faces life in prison.
Surveillance footage from the Atlantic Heights Clubhouse gym was shown in court during the trial.
In the CCTV video, Corey is seen continually falling off the treadmill, while Gregor continues to pick him up and put him back on it.
At one point Gregor is seen biting his son on the back of the head before forcing him to run again, the NYP reported.
Surveillance footage from the Atlantic Heights Clubhouse gym was shown in court during the trial.
Christopher Gregor (pictured), 31, appeared in court on Tuesday to face murder charges after his six-year-old son died in 2021 from ‘chronic abuse’.
Corey Micciolo, died in 2021 from ‘blunt force trauma’ after years of alleged abuse
The rapid speed of the treadmill was too fast for the boy’s legs to keep up with, and he was repeatedly thrown off the equipment and seen crawling back to try again.
Days after the gym visit, the boy’s mother, Breanna Micciolo, who shared custody of Corey with Gregor, saw her son’s injuries and reported them to a caseworker with the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency.
He took Corey to a doctor on April 2, who told him his father made him run on the treadmill “because he was too fat,” he said. US Sun reported. He died the next day.
The next day, Gregor took the boy to the hospital, because he woke up from his nap stumbling, slurring his words, experiencing nausea and difficulty breathing.
This led doctors to perform a CT scan, during which Corey suffered a seizure.
Medical staff were forced to take life-saving measures, but they were unsuccessful and the little boy died.
In the CCTV video, Corey is seen continually falling off the treadmill, while Gregor continues to pick him up and put him back on it.
The rapid speed of the treadmill was too fast for the boy’s legs to keep up with, and he was repeatedly thrown off the equipment and seen crawling back to try again.
At one point Gregor is seen biting his son on the back of the head before forcing him to run again.
The initial autopsy revealed that Corey died as a result of blunt force injuries with cardiac and liver contusions with inflammation and sepsis.
Gregor was arrested in July 2021 on charges of child neglect after investigators renewed horrific surveillance footage from the gym.
‘Specifically by having (Corey) run on a treadmill and increasing the speed, causing (Corey) to fall, placing him back on the moving treadmill while appearing to bite his head, causing said child to fall several times more’. an arrest warrant is read.
Corey’s death was determined to be a homicide in September 2021 after a forensic pathologist found the six-year-old boy suffered from ‘chronic abuse’ that included blunt impact injuries to the chest and abdomen with a laceration to the heart, left lung contusion and laceration and contusion of his liver.
Days after the gym visit, the boy’s mother, Breanna Micciolo (pictured), who shared custody of Corey with Gregor, saw her son’s injuries and reported them to a Division of Protection and Permanency caseworker. New Jersey Children’s.
Micciolo was the first to take the stand as a witness in court Tuesday. He sobbed and wiped his eyes as he watched the disturbing video.
The initial autopsy revealed that Corey died as a result of blunt force injuries with cardiac and liver contusions with inflammation and sepsis.
After her son’s death, Breanna Micciolo created a private Facebook page called Justice for Corey to raise awareness about his case.
Micciolo was the first to take the stand as a witness in court Tuesday. He sobbed and wiped his eyes as he watched the disturbing video.
After her son’s death, Breanna Micciolo created a private Facebook page called Justice for Corey to raise awareness about his case.
At the time she wrote: ‘I created this group to fight for justice for my son, Corey Micciolo. He was only 6 years old when someone who was supposed to care for him and love him took his life. His father.
“We have an army here and we will not stop fighting until justice is served.”
