Rey A. Cruz Sr. admits beating son for days, punching him in the groin to wake him up

A 1-year-old boy had bruises all over his body — on his head,

torso, legs and genitals — when he was rushed to the hospital on May

6.

The boy’s heartbeat was irregular and he also appeared

“lethargic.” His father, 20-year-old Rey A. Cruz Sr., admitted to detectives that he beat the child multiple times over a three-day period.

Cruz told police that he pushed the boy down while trying to teach him to walk and later shook him on May 4. He admitted slapping his son on the back of his head on May 5.

Later that afternoon, the boy was crying and Cruz hit him in the face. Frustrated again by the boy’s crying, Cruz admitted shaking the child for a minute and hitting him twice in the face.