Lauren Pazienza, woman charged in death of 87-year-old singing coach Barbara Maier Gustern, hurled epithet before fatal shove, prosecutors say

A 26-year-old woman charged in the death of an 87-year-old Broadway singing coach hurled an epithet at her before shoving her to the ground and walking away while the older woman lay bleeding on the sidewalk, prosecutors said at an arraignment Tuesday.

Lauren Pazienza, of Port Jefferson, Long Island, turned herself in earlier Tuesday to face a manslaughter charge in the death of Barbara Maier Gustern, which police said was the result of "an unprovoked, senseless attack" between two strangers.

Gustern hit her head and was critically injured March 10 after she was shoved to the ground on West 23rd Street in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood. She died on March 15.