NY woman who fatally shoved singing coach, age 87, is sentenced to more time in prison than expected
More time has been tacked onto an eight-year prison sentence for a New York woman who fatally shoved an 87-year-old Broadway singing coach NEW YORK -- A New York judge sentence d a woman who pleaded guilty to fatally shoving an 87-year-old Broadway singing coach onto a Manhattan sidewalk to six months more in prison than the eight years that had been previously reached in a plea deal. During Friday's sentencing of Lauren Pazienza for manslaughter, Manhattan state Supreme Court Judge Felicia Mennin said she was unconvinced that the 28-year-old Long Island woman took responsibility for her actions on March 10, 2022, when she pushed the vocal teacher, Barbara Maier Gustern, to the ground. Gustern, whose students included “Blondie” singer Debbie Harry, lay bleeding on a sidewalk. She died five days later. Pazienza pleaded guilty on Aug. 23. She could have been sentenced to 25 years had she been convicted during a trial. Pazienza, a former event planner originally from Long Island,