Court records allege Brett Bellera and his girlfriend abused their pet cat, whose forensic necropsy found it died from heat exposure that may have involved microwave radiation
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- Brett Bellera is the eldest son of Amy Fisher, who became known as the “Long Island Lolita” after pleading guilty in the 1992 shooting of Mary Jo Buttafuoco
- Bellera and his girlfriend, Jennifer Armenti, are charged with aggravated animal cruelty after their pet cat, Reaper, died from what a forensic necropsy concluded was “involuntary heat exposure”
- The necropsy found Reaper’s death may have resulted from microwave radiation, submersion in hot water or exposure to hot water vapor, and concluded the cat suffered severe pain before dying, according to an affidavit
The son of “Long Island Lolita” Amy Fisher is accused of killing his family’s pet cat in a manner investigators say may have involved a microwave.
Brett Anthony Bellera, 25, and his girlfriend, Jennifer Armenti, 36, are each charged with aggravated animal cruelty in connection with the December 2024 death of their cat, Reaper, according to Broward County court records reviewed by PEOPLE.
Bellera is the eldest son of Fisher, who pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in the 1992 shooting of Mary Jo Buttafuoco during an affair with Buttafuoco’s husband, Joey, per the New York Daily News. Fisher was released from prison in 1999 after serving about seven years…