Another article says that the "lashing out" amounted to pushing one-- not both-- of the family members. Pushing. It's not like he wailed on one or both of them with his fists. How much you want to bet one of them "lashed out" as well, but because they're women "it's okay" and overlooked? What kind of family calls the police on you over pushing? Who hasn't pushed someone before?
I call BS. It seems to me that acting runs in the family.