red al wrote:i'am not privvy to any info, but how has it got to court if it was a push?
Because it's a Section 39 common assault, which is anything from a push (just an unwanted nothing special kind of push, say) to stuff like a fight. It's a broad charge and has broad options for sentencing from, I think, a fine up to six months in jail, depending.
PS: Mrs Reardon and/or Mr O'Brien no doubt brought charges, which is how it will have actually got to the courts.