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A New Jersey father accused of abusing his six-year-old son to death claims the child died from pneumonia, not brutal workouts and alleged beatings.
Christopher Gregor, 31, is facing murder charges over the 2021 death of his son Corey Micciolo, with a forensic pathologist previously ruling the boy's death was a homicide caused by blunt force injuries.
Prosecutors allege that Gregor battered and bruised his son causing fatal injuries, and his ongoing trial saw sickening footage of Gregor forcing his son to run on a treadmill as he continually falls off.
Claims that the sadistic workout contributed to Corey's death were refuted by Gregor's attorney, who insisted the tragedy had 'absolutely nothing to do with that treadmill.'
Christopher Gregor, 31, is facing murder charges over the 2021 death of his six-year-old son. Prosecutors claim he abused the boy to death, but he has countered that his son died from pneumonia
Corey Micciolo, died in 2021 after years of alleged abuse, with a forensic pathologist ruling he died due to blunt force trauma
In sickening CCTV video shown in Gregor's ongoing trial, Corey was seen continuously falling off the treadmill, while Gregor keeps lifting him up and putting him back on the machine
Corey tragically passed away on April 2, 2021, after he woke up from a nap stumbling around and slurring his words. He was pronounced dead hours later in hospital.
Three weeks prior on March 20, 2021, surveillance footage showed Gregor take his son to the Atlantic Heights Clubhouse fitness center, with Corey later saying it was because his father thought he was 'too fat.'
He was seen forcing Corey on the treadmill and increasing the incline and speed, causing the young boy to fall off several times.
Gregor continued picking his son up and forcing him to keep running, despite Corey falling off the machine several times.
In opening statements, Gregor's attorney Mario Gallucci admitted the jury were 'going to be horrified' when they saw the footage, but argued it did not contribute to Corey's death.
'You're going to be mortified,' he warned. '(But) Corey’s death had absolutely nothing to do with that treadmill.'
In emotional testimony from Corey's mother Breanna Micciolo, who was locked in a bitter custody dispute with Gregor at the time of her son's
