Michael Brea killed mom with sword
 

Michael Brea killed mom with sword, police say, neighbors say cops were slow to respond

BY MATTHEW LYSIAK, SARAH ARMAGHAN AND LARRY MCSHANE
DAILY NEWS WRITERS

Originally Published:Tuesday, November 23rd 2010, 7:50 AM
Updated: Tuesday, November 23rd 2010, 3:47 PM

Neighbors of a Brooklyn woman savagely slashed to death by her deranged, sword-wielding son claim cops refused to enter her apartment early Tuesday despite their pleas.

When cops finally got inside the Prospect Heights home, they found Yannick Brea kneeling with fatal lacerations to her head in a blood-spattered bathroom.

The son, holding the three-foot sword and babbling about religion and repentance, was arrested in a nearby bedroom, police said.



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Disgusting.

I saw the headline but didn't read the article. I thought it was an accident of some sort. I had no idea he had done this in cold blood.

Awful.

I also think the police waiting is ridiculous. Especially since they had permission from the landlord/building owner to enter. I understand that they were waiting for EMS, but really? An hour? Where's the call to get people there faster and hopefully if some cop sees me getting attacked they're gonna act and not wait until EMS is there.
That is just ridiculous.

He's obviously ill...it's horrible they took so long to get to her. I hope they hospitalize him in the meantime so that he's no longer dangerous. I feel so sorry for that entire family.

:eek: I am still baffled by this story! I can't believe he would do something like this. Now they're saying he suffered a nervous break-down as a result of having money problems. He was completely broke, and his mother was supporting him financially 100%.

She was also a World Trade Center survivor :(, and would often share food with her friends and neighbors out of kindness. Now they're saying that Michael often mentioned that he saw the devil in his mother. That night before going to lie down, he complained of a terrible headache. WOW! Is that how a nervous break-down starts??? :confused:

I agree.

This somehow reminds me of the horrible case in CT where those two crazies broke into that house, and murdered/attacked that family. Cops were notified and sat outside and didnt do anything until it was too late. Yet, here is another case where cops are notified of a crime in progress, they come, do nothing, and we have another loss of life. What is up with that?!