'MOMMY IS DEAD'

Brave teen testifies against his father

A Brooklyn teen broke down in tears Tuesday as he told a court about the horrifying night his raging father allegedly smashed through a door and stabbed his mom to death as she begged for her life.

“I pulled my mom into the bedroom and closed the door because I was trying to protect her,” testified Noah Roberts, who was just 13 years old when his unemployed dad, Eustacio, 58, allegedly attacked his mom, Maritza Jolliffe, 53.

The 17yearold described a scene ripped straight from the Jack Nicholson horror flick “The Shining.”

“He smashed the door — it split in half. We backed up because there was wood flying everywhere.

“He pointed the knife in my face and said, ‘Stay out of it!’ ” Roberts said. “She was begging him to stop, begging for her life. He started to stab her in the chest. He was cursing at her.”

Roberts said his dad hacked his mom for some 10 seconds. The teen managed to flee his bloody Canarsie home for a family member’s house across the street, where he yelled, “Mommy is dead!”

The elder Roberts showed no reaction as his son began to cry at the memory of the April 28, 2010, death.

Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Deborah Dowling passed the quietly weeping teen a handful of tissues.

Outside court, the younger Roberts said the court hearing was the first time he had seen his father since the slaying.

“It was hard,” Roberts said. “It was different seeing him in handcuffs.”

Roberts said he wanted to testify to “bring justice for my mom,” adding that he had ignored his dad’s one attempt to contact him.

“This has not been easy on him,” said Gloria Flowers, Jolliffe’s sister and Roberts’ aunt, one of about a dozen family members in court Tuesday.

“He was a happygolucky kid [before the killing], but there’s a sadness there now,” Flowers said.

Defense attorney Joel Walter crossexamined witnesses Tuesday with the goal of provoking testimony that the elder Roberts had been drinking or incapacitated at the time of the killing.

Eustacio Roberts faces 25 years to life if convicted. Trial testimony continues Wednesday.

WENT THROUGH HELL: Noah Roberts is supported by family and a family friend at court Tuesday, where he testified about the murder of his mother, Maritza Jolliffe (top, left), allegedly by his father.