Footage revealed during the trial of a man for the death of his son in the United States this week showed the father forcing the boy to run on a treadmill at a gym.
The boy, aged 6 at the time, died days later after feeling ill and suffering a seizure. The boy’s mother accused his father, Christopher Gregor, of attacking her son and forcing him to exercise.
The case took place in 2021 in New Jersey, but the images showing Gregor forcing the boy to run on a treadmill were only revealed this week, during the trial of the case, in which the child’s father is being tried for the death and could face prison. perpetual.
In the images, Gregor forces his son, Corey, to run at high speed on a gym treadmill. The boy falls when he can’t keep up, and falls three more times when trying to get back on the equipment.
At another point, Gregor pulls his son by the shirt and forces him to run again, pressing his mouth against the boy’s head.
According to the indictment, Corey woke up days later with impaired speech, nausea and difficulty walking. When taken to the hospital, the child told doctors that he had been forced to run on the treadmill by his father, who told his son he was too fat.
While still in the hospital, during an examination, Corey suffered a seizure and died.
The boy’s mother, who also accuses the father of beating her son, cried when she saw the images during the trial.
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