when the boy left the home on June 26 after his father, Cedric Moore, went to the store, leaving the 9-year-old and a 1-year-old alone<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe Oakland County Sheriff\u2019s Office said the boy went to a neighbor\u2019s house on S Edith Street for help.<\/p>\n
When deputies arrived, they found multiple injuries on the 9-year-old, including welts on the boy\u2019s torso and severe abrasions to his right eye and around his neck. The young boy told deputies that his father was angry with him because he fell asleep on the couch.<\/p>\n
The boy also said his father beat him with a belt and hit him with a broomstick before choking him until he passed out. The father allegedly told the child, \u201cIt\u2019s gonna happen all night,\u201d then left for the store.<\/p>\n
The child told authorities that his baby brother was crying because he was hungry, and his father \u201cthrew\u201d the 1-year-old into his crib.<\/p>\n
Moore was arrested at a relative\u2019s home. Moore told the relative that he had been \u201cwhooping\u201d his son for stealing.<\/p>\n
The 1-year-old was also found with injuries, including healed cigarette burns on his back and legs.<\/p>\n
The 9-year-old was taken to a hospital for treatment. The 1-year-old was given to a relative by Child Protective Services.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, Moore pleaded no contest to second-degree child abuse and fourth-degree child abuse. <\/p>\n
He\u2019s scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 21, 2026, at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n
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