To be fair, whilst I'm not arguing with what you say, that's not how it was reported;

From www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... aults.html

[i"When neither Mrs Reardon nor Mr O'Brien opened the door to the second-floor flat, Reardon sent a text message to his wife's new boyfriend claiming their young son was in hospital. He then shoulder-barged the door, breaking the frame and the lock".[/i

Must admit though, I had misread the report and now realise it said 'pushed' not 'punched'.

What truly beffles me is that these two are likely to be prisoned, yet Cockayne wasn't?!?

To be fair, whilst I'm not arguing with what you say, that's not how it was reported;

From www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... aults.html

[i"When neither Mrs Reardon nor Mr O'Brien opened the door to the second-floor flat, Reardon sent a text message to his wife's new boyfriend claiming their young son was in hospital. He then shoulder-barged the door, breaking the frame and the lock".[/i

Must admit though, I had misread the report and now realise it said 'pushed' not 'punched'.

What truly beffles me is that these two are likely to be prisoned, yet Cockayne wasn't?!?

That's a different report from the one I read in the RL press in that it was reported there that they 'barged past' Mrs Reardon, Mrs Reardon having already opened the door. Given that the prosecution did not present any evidence to support the violent entry charge, I rather believe the RL press version than the one you have quoted.

I doubt either will be imprisoned to be honest. The judge at Cockayne's trial also spoke about a prison sentence and he got one, it's just suspended for two years. I'd be surprised if either Pryce or Reardon goes to jail unless it is one of those judges who decides they want to make an example of a couple of locally famous people (they're hardly soccer stars).

That's a different report from the one I read in the RL press in that it was reported there that they 'barged past' Mrs Reardon, Mrs Reardon having already opened the door. Given that the prosecution did not present any evidence to support the violent entry charge, I rather believe the RL press version than the one you have quoted.

I doubt either will be imprisoned to be honest. The judge at Cockayne's trial also spoke about a prison sentence and he got one, it's just suspended for two years. I'd be surprised if either Pryce or Reardon goes to jail unless it is one of those judges who decides they want to make an example of a couple of locally famous people (they're hardly soccer stars).