Father of brave cop who had his 'genitals twisted by a crazed suspect who tore out his female colleague's hair' pens gut-wrenching letter
- Senior Constable Daniel Kinghorne and a female cop were allegedly assaulted
- William Kershaw allegedly grabbed Mr Kinghorne's genitals and elbowed him
- He is accused pulling hair right from the female officer's scalp and choking her
- Constable Kinghorne's father Geoff has spoken about being a parent to a cop
- He said he is constantly anxious about his son's safety working as a police officer
- Mr Kinghorne called for mandatory sentencing for people who assault police
The father of a brave police officer who was allegedly attacked by an 'extremely violent' suspect has said he struggles to sleep at night worrying about his son.
Senior Constable Daniel Kinghorne and a female officer were allegedly assaulted by William Kershaw, 35, when they tried to arrest him at a Buff Point home.
They had been called to the house on the New South Wales Central Coast on Tuesday night after reports of a domestic assault.
Kershaw allegedly violently resisted arrest by squeezing Senior Constable Kinghorne's genitals and elbowing him in the face while pulling a clump of hair from the female officer's scalp.
The officer's father Geoff Kinghorne wrote an emotional letter to 2GB on Thursday, admitting the anxiety he suffers being a parent to a cop.
'Parents of police officers would all share the same anxieties that we do. Whenever there is any publicised incident those anxieties are magnified ten-fold,' Mr Kinghorne wrote.
Senior Constable Daniel Kinghorne (pictured left and right with his wife) and a female officer were allegedly assaulted by William Kershaw, 35, when they tried to arrest him on Tuesday
'When that incident involves your own child, well, it's a real heart-thumper. Restful sleep won't come easy tonight.'
Mr Kinghorne said he often wishes his son had chosen a safer career path.
'Whilst his mum and I are immensely proud of him and the way he conducted himself during the entire ordeal, it's times like these we could cop him flipping burgers for a living,' he wrote.
'Both these officers were also first responders to the shooting incident at Wyong a few months ago, where a gunman killed one man, injured others, and fired over 100 rounds.'
Bodycam footage from Tuesday night shows Senior Constable Kinghorne and another officer attempting to arrest Kershaw.
Speaking to 2GB's Ben Fordham, Mr Kingborne said: 'These things happen quite often, it's just the fact that the bodycam was shown this time that we see what's happened.'
Kershaw allegedly resisted arrest and became violent, saying 'I can't breathe' as officers worked to subdue him.
After police moved to make Mr Kershaw more comfortable, he allegedly punched the female officer in the face several times and pulled her to the ground by her hair, with a clump ripped out of her scalp in the scuffle.
The senior constable's father Geoff Kinghorne (pictured) wrote an emotional letter to 2GB on Thursday, saying he is constantly anxious about the safety of his son while he works
Senior constable Kinghorne (pictured) told Mr Kershaw he would not let off him after he allegedly assaulted his partner
Mr Kingborne said he has noticed more attacks against police officers recently.
'Attacks on police appear to be sanctioned by some mob-mentality half-wits these days,' he wrote in the letter.
'There is a distinct ugliness to those pathetic non-contributors to a peaceful society and they're only getting worse.'
The proud father said his son was a 'hero' and called for mandatory sentencing for people who assault all emergency workers, including police officers.
'Many would like to see mandatory sentencing for assaulting police, ambos, and firies – throw in healthcare workers as well,' he wrote.
'Come on, legislators, it just needs to happen.'
Police work to subdue William Peter Kershaw in a dramatic arrest in Buff Point on the NSW Central Coast on Tuesday night (pictured)
'Don't grab me mate!' the female officer can be heard screaming in the video.
'F**k you motherf**ker,' Kershaw allegedly responds. 'I'll get you. I'll get all of you. F**king deal with it.'
The female officer was then allegedly choked by Kershaw, who is also accused of elbowing the male officer in the face and squeezing his genitals.
'Deal with it you f**king dog c**t,' Kershaw yells in the affray.
Additional police were allegedly required to subdue Kershaw, who begged for police to get off him.
'No, last time I moved you said you couldn't breath and then you grabbed my partner by the hair and wouldn't let go,' the male officer said.
'I cannot get off you when your conducting yourself in this way. You are resisting arrest, you've assaulted police, we don't even know what happened in the first place for us to be here.
Mr Kershaw has been charged with 13 offences following the incident, including two counts of assaulting an officer in the line of duty
'I would've happily turned you on my side so you could sit up until you assaulted my partner.'
He was taken to Wyong Police Station after being released from hospital, while both officers were taken to John Hunter Hospital suffering soft tissue injuries.
Speaking to 2GB's Ben Fordham, Mr Kinghorne said his son was 'a bit stiff and sore but otherwise he is okay'.
Mr Kinghorne said he considers the female officer as 'a family member' but had not heard about her condition after the violent arrest.
'We know her quite well, we consider her a bit of a family member. We're a bit concerned about the trauma of the incident regarding what happened to her,' he said.
Senior Constable Kinghorne calls for backup while attempting to arrest Kershaw
NSW Minister for Police and Emergency Services David Elliott said the man's alleged behaviour was 'disgusting'.
'This is an inexcusable attack on two officers who were simply responding to a call out to protect members of our community late last night following reports of a domestic incident,' he said.
Kershaw was charged with 13 offences including two counts of assault officer in execution of duty, four counts of resist officer in execution of duty, affray, destroy property and common assault.
He was refused bail and faced Newcastle Local Court on Wednesday where he was again refused bail to appear in Wyong Local Court on June 25.
