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Disturbing footage has emerged of a New Jersey father forcing his six-year-old son to run on a treadmill because he's 'too fat' just days before the boy's death from 'chronic' abuse.
Christopher Gregor, 31, appeared in court on Tuesday to face murder charges after his son, Corey Micciolo, died in 2021 of 'blunt force trauma' after years of alleged abuse. If convicted - Gregor faces life in prison.
Surveillance footage from the Atlantic Heights Clubhouse fitness center was shown in court during the trial.
In the CCTV video, Corey is seen continuously falling off the treadmill, while Gregor keeps lifting him up and putting him back on it.
Gregor is seen at one point appearing to bite his son on the back of the head before forcing him to run again, the NYP reported.
Surveillance footage from the Atlantic Heights Clubhouse fitness center 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 of 'blunt force trauma' after years of alleged abuse
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The rapid speed of the treadmill was far too quick for the little boy's legs to keep up with, and he repeatedly was thrown off the equipment and seen crawling back on 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.
She brought Corey to a doctor on April 2, where he said his father forced him to run on the treadmill 'because he was too fat,' the U.S. Sun reported. He died the next day.
The next day, Gregor rushed the little boy to hospital because he woke up from a nap stumbling, slurring his words and experiencing nausea and shortness of breath.
This prompted the doctors to carry out a CT scan - during which Corey suffered a seizure.
Medical staff were
