Sickening moment father made his six-year-old son run on treadmill ‘because he was too fat’ – 12 days before the boy’s death from ‘chronic’ abuse

Disturbing images have 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 on 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.

The CCTV video shows Corey continually falling off the treadmill as Gregor keeps picking him up and putting him back on.

At one point, Gregor appears to bite his son in the back of the head before forcing him to run away again, the NYP reported.

Christopher Gregor (pictured), 31, appeared in court on Tuesday on 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 high speed of the treadmill was far too fast for the little boy’s legs to keep up, and he was repeatedly thrown off the machine only to find himself 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 New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency worker.

She took Corey to a doctor on April 2, where he said his father made him run on the treadmill “because he was too fat.” American sun reported. He died the next day.

The next day, Gregor rushed the little boy to the hospital because he woke up stumbling after a nap, slurred his words and suffered from nausea and shortness of breath.

This prompted the doctors to perform a CT scan, during which Corey suffered a seizure.

Medical staff were forced to perform life-saving measures, but they were unsuccessful and the little boy died.

The CCTV video shows Corey continually falling off the treadmill as Gregor keeps picking him up and putting him back on.

The high speed of the treadmill was far too fast for the little boy’s legs to keep up, and he was repeatedly thrown off the machine only to find himself crawling back on to try again.

At one point, Gregor appears to bite his son on the back of the head before forcing him to run again

The initial autopsy revealed that Corey died of blunt force trauma with heart and liver contusions with inflammation and sepsis.

Gregor was arrested in July 2021 on charges of child neglect after investigators updated the gym’s gruesome surveillance footage.

“Specifically by having (Corey) run on a treadmill and increasing the speed, causing (Corey) to fall, and placing (him) back on the moving treadmill while appearing to bite his head, causing the said child to falls a number of times,” an arrest warrant read.

In September 2021, Corey’s death was determined to be a homicide after a forensic pathologist found the six-year-old suffered from “chronic abuse,” including blunt force injuries to his chest and abdomen with a laceration to his heart, a lung contusion on the left side 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 New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency worker .

Micciolo was the first to testify in court on Tuesday. She cried and wiped her eyes as she watched the disturbing video

The initial autopsy revealed that Corey died of blunt force trauma with heart and liver contusions, inflammation and sepsis.

After her son’s death, Breanna Micciolo created a private Facebook page called Justice for Corey to raise awareness for his cause

Micciolo was the first to testify in court on Tuesday. She cried and wiped her eyes as she watched the disturbing video.

After her son’s death, Breanna Micciolo created a private Facebook page called Justice for Corey to raise awareness for his cause.

She wrote at the time: “I started this group to fight for justice for my son, Corey Micciolo. He was only six years old when his life was taken from him by someone who was supposed to care and love him. His father.

“We have an army here and we will not stop fighting until justice is served.”