A man is accused of murdering his six-year-old son whom he forced to run on a treadmill because he thought he was too fat.
According to The Independent, Christopher Gregor, a 31-year-old man from the UK, is accused of murdering his son, Corey Micciolo, and abusing him physically and emotionally.
It was reported that the child sustained catastrophic injuries, including a final blow to the heart just hours before his death, which investigators say were caused by his fathers persistent abuse .
According to reports, the court was shown CCTV footage from a fitness facilitywhere the accusedwas forcing his son onto a treadmill.
Micciolos mother reportedly burst into tears as she saw the video, becoming the first witness to testify.
The footage obtained by Court TV and filmed on March 20, 2021, shows the boy forced to run increasingly faster on the exercise equipment as his dad sharply steepened the incline. Unable to keep up with the conveyor belt beneath, Micciolos legs buckled and he fell to the floor, said The Independent.
The media outlet went on to say that Gregor is seen on the video scooping up his son, whose legs appeared to be tired to the point that he struggled to stand, and forced him back onto the machine.
