Nick Brooks has been indicted for second-degree murder of his girlfriend, swimsuit designer Sylvie Cachay, by a Manhattan grand jury. The body of Cachay, 33, was found December 9th half-clothed and partially submerged in a bathtub at the posh SoHo House, where the couple was staying after a fire at Cachay's apartment—one that was allegedly started by Brooks because Cachay wanted to break up with him.
Brooks, 24, will be arraigned in Manhattan Supreme Court tomorrow. He pleaded not guilty to his attempted murder charges on December 12th; at that time Manhattan assistant district attorney Jordan Arnold said Brooks was "a flight risk with a history of violence and a rocky relationship with his relatives." He faces 25 years to life if convicted.
