'Ugly Betty' actor claims he killed the demon inside her mom

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'Ugly Betty' actor claims he killed the demon inside her mom

2010-11-27 10:20:24 GMT+7 (ICT)

BROOKYLN, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- Michael Brea, an actor that appeared in the acclaimed 'Ugly Betty' television series, on Friday said that he did not kill his mother but he rather killed the demon inside her, the NY Daily News reported.

On Tuesday, Brea, 31, savagely stabbed his mother to death with a dagger and a 3-foot ceremonial Freemason sword a religious rant. According to witnesses, he was screaming Bible passages and ordered his mother repeatedly to repent from her sins before killing her.

The victim, Yannick Brea, 55, was found dead and decapitated when police officers entered the apartment. The Haitian-American actor appeared in a short stint in the TV series 'Ugly Betty' and neighbors and close friends describe him as a pacific individual, martial arts lover and rising actor. He was taken to the Kings County Hospital for a psychiatric exam after his arrest.

Brea is currently in the prison ward at Bellevue Hospital. He does not repent his actions as he firmly believes that "it was the work of God." Brea, a devoted religious man, alleges that God came to him during his sleep and told him his time on Earth was over.

The actor added that when he arrived home he hugged her mother and gave her lots of love as he knew he would never see her again. He was ordered by her to pour water from a pot in which she was cooking three chickens. When the actor saw the dead animals he believed it was a sacrifice, black magic.

Upon returning to his room, his mother confronted him for not complying with her request but Brea said she was speaking with a different voice. Brea took the dagger and the sword and began slashing her.

"I didn't want to kill her right away. I wanted to give her time to get right with God," the TV actor said. "I just kept cutting her. No one could stop me. I was doing the work of God."

The actor chased his mother through the apartment until he finally killed her. He acknowledged that police officers were knocking on his door but he believed that Saint Michael was protecting the house from law enforcement.

"I was slashing my mom and I heard the police knocking on the door yelling, 'Michael, open up, Michael, open up,' but I knew they wouldn't open the door and stop me because the spirits were protecting me," Brea added.

At about 1:30 a.m. local time, a neighbor called 911 after hearing screams coming out of Brea's second-floor apartment. The caller informed the police that there was visible blood in one of the windows.

After the police forces arrived on early Tuesday, neighbors reportedly still heard screams from the victim and Brea continued with his religious rants. However, despite having permission from the owner to kick the door down, police officers did not entered the apartment and kept knocking on the door.

"I could hear her groaning inside. She was still alive, but they wouldn't go in," said Clinton Clare who lives under the actor’s apartment. "They just kept saying protocol this and protocol that. Now a woman's dead who should be alive if only the police would have listened."

Raymond Kelly, NYPD Commissioner, said that despite the civilian critics his officers acted properly. He clarified that in the barricade situations, patrol officers are urged to wait, if possible, for the Emergency Services forces to arrive.

The Emergency Services forces arrived at about 2:20 a.m., approximately one hour after the call, when they finally entered the apartment they found Brea clutching a Masonic bible and talking nonsense. Her mother was found hacked and decapitated. Officers described the scene as "extremely bloody."

Yannick Brea was a 9/11 survivor as she worked at the Marriott hotel that was located in the World Trade Center. Her son Michael, had never before shown signs of mental illness or violent tendencies.

In addition to 'Ugly Betty,' the Haitian-American actor appeared in the movie 'Step-Up 3-D' and starred in a campaign for the energy drink Full Throttle.

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