German therapist said child’ loved being crushed’

A German occupational therapist accused of slapping a four-year-old boy up to 20 times in the face said the child’s sobs were a ‘sensory over-response’, a court heard. Ramon Priess, 33, allegedly assaulted the child as the session at the Maximum Potential clinic in Devonshire Place, central London came to an end. Priess claims he used ‘deep pressure’ techniques on the boy and the mother consented to the controversial treatment. He told Hendon Magistrates’ Court: ‘On that day his mother…