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Last updated: December 30, 2012 10:46 a.m.

Psychiatric test for suspect in NYC subway death

COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press
(AP Photo/New York City Police Department)
This image provided by the New York City Police Department shows a composite sketch of a woman believed to have pushed a man to his death in front of a subway train on Thursday. Police arrested Erika Menendez on Saturday after a passer-by on a street noticed she resembled the woman seen in a surveillance video.

NEW YORK – A woman charged in the death of an immigrant who was pushed off a New York City subway platform has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.

Erika Menendez was arraigned Saturday night on a charge of murder as a hate crime. Judge Gia Morris has ordered that the 31-year-old be held without bail and be given a mental health exam.

Menendez is charged in the death of Sunando Sen, who was crushed by a train in Queens on Thursday night.

Authorities say Menendez admitted shoving Sen, who was pushed from behind. She was arrested after a tip by a passer-by who saw her on a street and thought she looked like the woman in a surveillance video released by police.

A call to Menendez's attorney has not been returned.

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