The trial is underway of Sex In The City Guest Star Joseph Petcka. Petcka is accused of murdering his girlfriend's cat in a particularly brutal manner. As the case is unfolding the story is so bizarre that it could be mistaken for a Sex in The City Storyline.
The NY Daily news is providing extensive coverage;
'Monster' Joseph Petcka killed my cat, she testifies about ex-Met boyfriend
By BARBARA ROSS and DAVE GOLDINER DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
Thursday, September 18th 2008, 8:21 AM
A "Sex and The City" actor's claim that he killed his girlfriend's cat in self-defense suffered a blow Wednesday with revelations that the tabby was declawed.
Joseph Petcka, who is on trial on charges of felony cruelty, claims he was being attacked by the 7-pound pussy named Norman when he pummeled the animal to death.
Norman's heartbroken owner, Lisa Albotelli, told a Manhatton Supreme Court jury a far different story Wednesday, describing Petcka's jealous rage toward the creature.
Weeping on the witness stand, she recounted finding her beloved pet's battered body under a bedside table after a quarrel with Petcka on the night of March 27, 2007. "He was dead," Altobelli said. "I put my hand there. He was cold and stiff."
She picked up the phone and called Petcka, 37, a handsome bit-part actor with a short fuse who once played minor league baseball for the Mets.
"What kind of monster could kill an innocent cat?" she remembered asking him. He just hung up, she said.
Altobelli said she previously had sensed something was amiss between her boyfriend and cat, which she testified had been declawed.
She described an earlier incident that happened after she had been dating Petcka - who once appeared on "Sex and the City" and in Brawny paper towel ads - for several weeks.
She returned to her Tribeca apartment to find the gentle, orange-and-white cat terrified and soaking wet.
"He was hissing [at Petcka]," Altobelli, a Sports illustrated writer testified. "Obviously, that was a huge red flag."
On the night Norman was killed, Petcka had been drinking heavily and the couple began quarreling, she said. "You love Norman more than me!" Petcka exclaimed, Altobelli testified.
She went to sleep and recalled hearing Petcka talking to the cat in a singsong voice, "Norman, Norman, Norman."
Altobelli said she abruptly woke up after Petcka kneed her in the side and grabbed her neck. He claimed the cat had bitten him.
She took her purse and ran out of the apartment after warning Petcka to leave or she would call the police, Altobelli said.
The last thing she saw, she said, was Norman looking plaintively at her. "I honestly thought he [the cat] would be right behind me," she said. "I thought he would flee."
An ASPA official is expected to testify Thursday that the cat died from an extensive beating that caused broken ribs and massive internal injuries.
Petcka, who faces two years in prison if convicted, also is expected to take the stand.
bross@nydailynews.com
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This guy is nothing but a huge phony, self centered and what else can you call someone who kicks any animal, taking out their teeth and killing them... only one thing, SICK. I will not watch Sex In The City, will have nothing to do with it. Sorry girls, but that's the price you pay for having a despicable person like him as part of your cast.
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