Wife told police husband beat foster child

Couple charged in death of Hayward 2-year-old

Ben Aguirre Jr.,

Inside Bay Area

FREMONT - After 2-year-old Dylan George refused to eat his dinner, Terry Corder became so upset with the toddler that he forced food into his mouth, slapped his face and made him walk in circles while he punched him in the head, his wife told police.

He then kicked the toddler several times, including a blow to the head that caused Dylan's motionless body to move two inches, Sherrie Corder told investigators, a detective testified Thursday during a preliminary hearing to determine if there is enough evidence for the Corders to stand trial for murder.

Terry Corder had kicked their own children, his wife told police, but "she'd never seen him kick any of their children with as much force as he used to kick Dylan," Fremont police Detective Michael Tegner testified.

The Corders have been charged with murder in the death of Dylan, who had been in their care for three weeks when he died Oct. 4. Terry Corder is accused of assaulting Dylan with enough force to cause great bodily injury or death. Sherrie Corder is believed to have allowed Dylan to suffer because she failed to seek medical attention for him.

The Corders' three daughters - one of whom testified Wednesday b have been placed into foster care.