Nicholas Brooks Charged With Attempted Murder in SoHo House Death of Sylvie Cachay

?Nicholas Brooks has been charged in the death of Sylvie Cachay, the swimsuit designer found dead in a bathtub at the SoHo House on Thursday, reports the New York Post. Brooks is still being held at the 6th Precinct, where he's been booked on the felony offense of attempted murder in the second degree and strangulation, which was just signed into law by Governor Paterson " to cover domestic assaults where a victim's airways are constricted." Cachay had reportedly broken up with Brooks the day before she died.

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Body Found in NY Might Be Missing Student (UPDATE: Ex-Boyfriend Charged With Murder)

?Jenni-Lyn Watson's family members will be shown a body found on Saturday in Clay, New York, to determine if it is the missing student, last seen on November 19, according to the New York Post. A search party 100-strong has been examining the area north of Syracuse hoping to find Watson, a junior at Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pennsylvania. "If I start talking, I won't be able to finish. It's too emotional," said a relative of Watson's in Syracuse. An autopsy on the body is scheduled to begin today. [NYP]

UPDATE: The body is believed to be Watson and her ex-boyfriend, 21-year-old Steven M. Pieper, has been charged with murder. He will be arraigned on Sunday.

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