An Australian man is facing rage charges after he hit a 79-year-old great-grandmother over an argument surrounding a parking space. The woman suffered from a broken nose and two cracked ribs.

Robert Kenyon, 54, was charged by the Brisbane Magistrates Court charged with attacking a person over 60.

Police say that Kenyon shoved Patricia White in the back after she refused to give up her space at a shopping center in Brisbane last month.

The defendant's lawyer, Peter Shields, told the AP that Kenyon was "deeply sorry" for the incident.

Shields explains, "People make genuine mistakes and then they are remorseful. My client is doing everything he can to rectify what was a traumatic situation for all involved."