Treadmill dad who beasted his six-year-old son with grueling exercises until he died learns his fate - as he tries to cry in court

A begetter who tortured his six-year-old boy by forcing him to tally excessively connected a treadmill turned connected nan h2o useful arsenic he was sentenced to 25 years successful jailhouse for nan child's death. 

Corey Micciolo died successful 2021 pursuing months of beatings and maltreatment astatine nan hands of his father Christopher Gregor, 32.

On Friday, Corey's family begged New Jersey Judge Guy P Ryan to manus down nan harshest imaginable connection for nan crime.

His mother Breanna Micciolo struggled done tears arsenic she pleaded for justness for her boy and described nan 'irreparable harm' Gregor has inflicted.

'He has nary remorse for immoderate of nan actions he committed. His ain remorse is because he sewage caught and convicted,' Micciolo told nan court.

 'Everything he had done to Corey was done retired of spite to me. Another logic is he is sick successful nan caput and utilized Corey arsenic his punching bag. He ne'er had an ounce of emotion for Corey, he was conscionable an inconvenience to his life.

'I cannot moreover statesman to ideate what my boy went done down closed doors pinch this man.'

Gregor was facing nan imaginable of up to 40 years down bars and sobbed arsenic he listened to Corey's family item nan effect of nan nonaccomplishment connected their lives.

Judge Ryan sentenced him to 20 years for aggravated manslaughter and 5 years for his kid endangerment charge, to beryllium served consecutively.

He stated that it was not 'legally sustainable' to manus down nan maximum sentences which would apt beryllium overturned connected entreaty if given. 

During nan affectional hearing, Corey's mom described being 'haunted' by nan representation of dropping her boy disconnected astatine Gregor's location for nan last time.

'Despite what he did, Corey still loved him,' Micciolo sobbed earlier addressing Gregor directly. 

'He looked up to you,' she added. 'He still wanted him to consciousness for illustration a existent father. Instead of being a bully domiciled exemplary to Corey he decided to hit him to death.

'I dislike you, I will ne'er forgive you. I will ne'er person my boy back. My family will ne'er consciousness spread again. My girl will ne'er get to meet my brother. You took my full world away.'

Gregor was convicted from a four-week proceedings successful which jurors were shown surveillance footage showing him expanding nan velocity and incline connected a treadmill, causing Corey to autumn respective times.

The small boy died weeks later, and Gregor's ineligible squad insists he died of infection contempt aesculapian experts' findings that he suffered blunt unit trauma.

'I ne'er wanted to spot that video,' Micciolo sobbed arsenic she recalled having to beryllium done nan clip arsenic portion of nan trial. 

The assemblage rejected a execution charge, but alternatively convicted him connected a lesser complaint of aggravated manslaughter, which comes pinch 10 to 30 years down bars.

Gregor had primitively only been charged pinch kid endangerment successful narration to nan surveillance video.

It wasn't until almost a twelvemonth aft his boy died that he was formally charged pinch execution aft nan aesculapian examiner initially ruled nan decease to beryllium undetermined.

According to nan Ashbury Park Press, nan autopsy study was later amended and listed nan decease arsenic a homicide.

Defense lawyer Mario Gallucci had based on that he died of earthy causes, specifically a 'rapidly spreading infection,' and antecedently asserted that he came down pinch pneumonia.

But his allegations tie a stark opposition to nan grounds of a forensic pathologist who said connected nan 5th time of nan trial.

According to Dr. Thomas Andrew, Corey died from blunt effect wounded of nan thorax and abdomen pinch laceration of nan heart. Andrew testified that nan mode of decease was homicide.

On nan greeting of April 2, 2021, Micciolo dropped Corey disconnected astatine Gregor's home. It would beryllium nan past clip she saw her boy alive.

The female told constabulary she past heard from Gregor that afternoon, erstwhile told her that he was taking Corey to nan infirmary but didn't mention which one.

The small boy had complained of nausea and shortness of breath, according to a probable origin affidavit. He suffered seizures soon aft arriving astatine Southern Ocean Medical Center and died an hr later.

Surveillance footage captured nurses and a expert appearing to comfortableness Gregor arsenic he collapsed successful a chair extracurricular his son's infirmary room.

But he near 27 minutes earlier Corey died, a truth which was noted by nan prosecution, earlier fleeing and being picked up by constabulary successful Alcoa, Tennessee, 2 days aft Corey's death.

'He was a small boy who deserved protection from his father, not abuse,' Judge Ryan said successful his summary.

He rejected nan defense's statement that Gregor, a erstwhile prima jock was conscionable trying to toughen his boy up arsenic 'unreasonable and inaccurate'.

'The suspect is motivated by anger he took advantage of personification who could not resist, personification who is of tender years,' Ryan added. 'Someone who does that who has that disposition is apt to reoffend.

He stipulated that Gregor must service astatine slightest 17 years successful jailhouse earlier being eligible for parole for his manslaughter charge.