Son of Derbyshire police and crime commissioner jailed for smashing parents TV in drunken rage

The son of Derbyshire’s police and crime commissioner has been jailed after drunkenly smashing a £400 television at his terrified parents’ home.

In a drunken rage, Sherinder Dhindsa picked up the LED smart TV in his frightened parents’ bedroom and threw it at a radiator, smashing it to pieces.

His father, Hardyal Dhindsa, who became the county’s police and crime commissioner in 2016, told the Derby Telegraph he had no choice but to press charges as it was the latest in a string of alcohol-fuelled incidents involving their son.

In September he was handed a suspended jail term and 40-month driving ban for refusing to take a breath test following a crash.

The latest incident took place at his parents’ Somme Road home, in Allestree, on November 30, days after his previous court appearance.

The Derby Telegraph reports magistrates were told the 31-year-old became “addicted” to alcohol after splitting from his partner and taking over a pub.

Prosecutor Mark Fielding Dhindsa had been drinking and began threatening his parents who went to their bedroom, ignoring him.

He then pout his fist through the screen of a television before picking it up and throwing it at a radiator.

In a statement read to the court Mr Dhindsa sr said: “We still love him. I want to help him – we want our son back but we can’t have him living with us, for our own safety.

“We do want to support him, but in a structured way outside of our home.

“We hope he continues to get help for his addiction and problems inside his head.

“We still want to have contact with him. We just don’t want him to come to our own home.”

Magistrates imposed a two-year restraining order on Sherinder Dhindsa that prohibits him from going to his parents’ house.

He was also jailed for eight weeks.

In addition, magistrates activated an 11-week suspended sentence handed to him during his previous court appearance.