[Jessica.]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

IT looks to me like Ellie moved her right foot to the lower step and lost her balance...as she slung her right arm out to grab onto something she caught Hannah then proceeded to grab the railings.
I don't think it was deliberate at all...

I don't think anyone said Ellie tried to punch her directly in the face, but she was being confrontational and reckless, so someone getting hit was a result of that. She was also begging for a physical confrontation by shouting "hit me", which means she wouldn't have been opposed to having an actual fight. I think they both ended up looking bad but Ellie definitely did make contact with a face which people are denying.