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Opening statements began with the story of how child abuse at home gradually led to a family homicide.
Prosecutors began their evidence to the jury with testimony from Corey Micciolo's mother. She confirmed that the defendant, Christopher Gregor, entered Corey's life when he was 5-years-old.
The Jury learned about the emotions of a mother who was in fear of her young child's life.
The infamous video of the treadmill abuse of young Corey Micciolo was shown in full to the jury. His father, Christopher Gregor, told detectives that he pushed his son hard in the Fitness Center because he was concerned about his weight.
Cross-examination began on Corey Micciolo's mother. It came after the State introduced jurors to the exercise routine they argued led to Corey's death.
According to Corey Micciolo's mother, she took him to three different hospitals and filed an emergency order for sole custody just days before he was killed.
Corey Micciolo's mother wrapped up her testimony. Jurors learned of the many times that Breanna reached out to the State's children's services over abuses her six-year-old was allegedly enduring at the hands of his father, Christopher Gregor.
Corey Micciolo's first grade teacher recalled that, days before Corey lost his life, his demeanor and attention in class changed, hinting that there were problems happening at home.
The State called in Corey Micciolo's pediatrician to the stand. Dr. Nancy Deacon evaluated Corey in an emergency appointment made by his mother the day before he died.
The day before Corey Micciolo died his mother rushed him to an emergency appointment with his pediatrician. On the stand was Corey's doctor who evaluated him and noted a number of bruises he sustained.
He needed more care before I would consider him safe to go home. That was Corey Micciolo's pediatrician's assessment after evaluating him the day before he died.
Just Like Corey Micciolo's pediatrician, a pediatric emergency room doctor concluded that Corey sustained a number of significant bruises and abrasions on his body.
The State in their case for murder against the defendant, Christopher Gregor brought to the stand the responding officer who arrived at his apartment. It was after six-year-old Corey Micciolo was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The autopsy photos of Corey Micciolo were shown in detail to jurors. The State wanted to present how child abuse and child endangerment by his father, Christopher Gregor, physically led to his death.
Cross-examination began on the crime scene investigator who processed Christopher Gregor's apartment. Detectives immediately turned their attention there when Corey Micciolo was pronounced dead at the hospital and his father ran out of town.
The triage nurse who assessed Corey Micciolo shortly before he died testified. This nurse observed Corey's poor, life-threatening condition in the emergency room. He remembered Corey's last breaths recalling how traumatic it was to witness.