Enraged family members of the woman killed by “You Light Up My Life” heir Nicholas Brooks lashed out at the heartless playboy killer in court Monday before a judge sentenced him to the maximum of 25 years to life.
“You brutally killed my daughter,” said slain swimwear designer Sylvie Cachay’s father, Antonio, as his eyes welled with tears and rage. “You’re an animal, a sewer rat — and you’ll pay for your crime.”
Brooks, 27, was convicted in July of strangling the stunning fashion designer in the bathtub of their swank Soho House hotel room in December 2010 because she wanted out of their volatile six-month relationship, prosecutors argued.
“It’s a shame that New York does not have a death penalty,” the devastated father said.
Brooks sat at the defense table staring straight ahead and clasping his hands as at least a dozen of Cachay’s family members and friends wept openly.
The son of Oscar-winning composer Joseph Brooks — who penned the ’70s movie ballad and killed himself in 2011 while awaiting trial on a string of casting-couch sexual assaults — appeared to be without a single supporter.
The slain beauty’s shattered mother, Sylvia, said she still misses her.
“I couldn’t believe how lucky I was to have this wonderful, wonderful human being,” she said. “Now what I have are just memories.”
Sylvia Cachay described the heart-wrenching task of preparing her 33-year-old daughter for her funeral and then turned to Brooks and seethed, “I really don’t think there is a pardon or mercy for a man like this.”
The tragic designer’s brother, Patrick Orlando, called Brooks a “loser,” “a cowardly liar” and a “parasite to our society.” Then Brooks, who had been silent during the trial, read a brief, sickening statement.
“The loss of Sylvie is the most devastating thing that has ever occurred in my life,” he said in a droning monotone. “I loved her very much and not a moment goes by where I do not miss her.”
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Bonnie Wittner laid into the guilty layabout — who, she said, had shown no remorse for his crime, had squandered his privilege and had contributed nothing to society.
“This defendant richly deserves the maximum sentence allowed by the court — 25 to life,” Wittner said.