The trial for a New Jersey dad accused of murdering his 6- years-old son continues this week — with Christopher Gregor’s parents testifying in his defense.
On Tuesday, the court heard from David and Carolyn Gregor, who were asked about 6-year-old Corey Micciolo’s bruises, the infamous treadmill video at the center of the trial and the day he died.
The boy’s father is charged with endangering the welfare of a child, as well as first-degree murder in the death of his son. The endangerment charge stems from an incident on March 20, 2021, where Christopher was seen forcing the boy to use a treadmill, which the child was seen falling off of six times in surveillance footage.
The boy died at the hospital on April 2, the same day he was brought there by his father.
Taking the stand Thursday, David Gregor, Christopher’s father, revealed he has not seen the treadmill video and has no intention of ever watching it. Getting choked up, he said, “I don’t want to see … I don’t want that to be my remembrance of Corey, that he was mistreated in that single instance on the treadmill.”
He also testified about seeing Corey two days after the treadmill incident and asking the child about a bruise on his forehead. He said the boy simply told him, “I fell on the treadmill” — before saying the child appeared “excited” and “did a lot of running” that day.
Then, on April 2, David said he and his wife got a call from their son saying they were “going to the hospital and that [Corey] was bad.” Shortly after, they got another phone call saying the child died. He said the two then went to the hospital, but Christopher was gone by the time he arrived — despite them telling him not to go anywhere.