NYC woman charged in Broadway coach's death watched as ambulance arrived at scene, then went into hiding: cops

The New York woman accused of manslaughter in the unprovoked death of an 87-year-old Broadway vocal coach shook her in court on Tuesday as she was ordered held on $500,000 bail after prosecutors revealed she watched an ambulance arrive at the scene after the attack but then went into hiding.

Lauren Pazienza being led into a New York City courthouse on March 22, 2022  (Curtis Means) Lauren Pazienza being led into a New York City courthouse on March 22, 2022  (Curtis Means) Lauren Pazienza being led into a New York City courthouse on March 22, 2022  (Curtis Means) Photo shows Lauren Pazienza being led out of the NYPD's 10th Precinct on March 22, 2022.  (Fox 5 WNYW New York) Building where Lauren Pazieza and her fiance reside in Queens, New York (Fox News Digital / Rebecca Rosenberg) Lauren Pazienza's Port Jefferson, New York home. (Fox News Digital / Rebecca Rosenberg) (Fox News Digital/Rebecca Rosenberg) Barbara Gustern in this undated photo  (MEGA) An 87-year-old singing coach street died Tuesday of head injuries from being shoved to the ground on a New York City street, police said while searching for a suspect in what a top official called "an unprovoked, senseless attack." (Barbara Maier Gustern/Facebook) NEW YORK (AP) — An 87-year-old singing coach street died Tuesday of head injuries from being shoved to the ground on a New York City street, police said while searching for a suspect in what a top official called "an unprovoked, senseless attack." (Barbara Maier Gustern/Facebook) An 87-year-old singing coach street died Tuesday of head injuries from being shoved to the ground on a New York City street, police said while searching for a suspect in what a top official called "an unprovoked, senseless attack." (Barbara Maier Gustern/Facebook)  An 87-year-old singing coach street died Tuesday of head injuries from being shoved to the ground on a New York City street, police said while searching for a suspect in what a top official called "an unprovoked, senseless attack." (Barbara Maier Gustern/Facebook)

Aidala later told reporters his client "was crying, she was in pain."

"She’s been accused of a horrible act," he continued. "She’s a very moral, right, just person who went to high school, went to college, has a job, a fiancé, has a family. And for her she’s in the twilight zone. She’s destroyed."