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Comments (0)Nicholas “Nick” Brooks, boyfriend of slain celebrated swimsuit designer Sylvie Cachay, was charged recently in her death.
The bruised body of Cachay, 33, was found in a bathtub at the Soho House, an exclusive New York hotel, last week.
Brooks, 24, was charged with attempted murder and strangulation in her death. Authorities say Brooks cannot be charged with murder until the medical examiner determines the death was the result of a homicide.
Brooks is the son of Joseph Brooks, the Academy Award-winning composer and director who wrote the hit song “You Light Up My Life.” (In 2010, Joseph Brooks was indicted on multiple counts of sexual assault, according to New York Supreme court documents.)
Cachay’s body sustained bruising on the neck and bite marks, and was found clothed in the hotel room bathtub, a police spokesman said.
The city medical examiner said the initial autopsy was inconclusive. The office will provide more details surrounding Cachay’s death “pending toxicology and tissue testing, which would take a few weeks,” said spokeswoman Grace Burgess.
“Sylvie Cachay was one of those rare individuals who truly sparkled when she spoke,” said publicist Kate Godici. “She will be deeply and painfully missed, yet celebrated, honored and never forgotten.”