Police Commissioner Grant Stevens and wife Emma speak about the night Charlie died and forgiveness

Police Commissioner Grant Stevens and wife Emma have opened up about forgiving their son’s killer careless driver.

SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens and his wife Emma have opened up in an emotional interview about forgiving their son Charlie’s killer careless driver and the moment they saw their boy laying in hospital.

Charlie had been rushed to the Flinders Medical Centre after he was hit by a car at Goolwa Beach during Schoolies Week celebrations last year.

The couple has heartbreakingly revealed when they saw Charlie, 18, laying in a hospital bed on the evening of November 17 year they “knew straight away”.

The youngest of the Stevens’ five children suffered an irreversible brain injury and died in hospital the next day.

He was struck and killed by a car in November, 2023. Picture: Supplied

Dhirren Singh Randhawa pleaded guilty to guilty to one aggravated count of driving without due care. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Morgan Sette

Dhirren Randhawa, 19, last month pleaded guilty to aggravated driving without due care and leaving the scene of a crash in relation to the hit and run incident. He will next appear in District Court next month.

In a heart-wrenching interview with 60 Minutes, Mr and Ms Stevens sat side-by-side, supporting each other, as they spoke about the devastating night their son was struck by a vehicle.

“The next thing we were at the hospital … We knew when we saw him …” a grief-stricken Mr Stevens said.

“We knew straight away,” Ms Stevens said.

The couple was asked if they felt any hatred or anger towards Mr Randhawa.

“There was anger,” Ms Stevens acknowledged.

“There’s sadness (for the driver) because his life is changed now forever.”

Police Commissioner Grant Stevens and wife Emma have spoken to 60 Minutes about forgiving their son’s killer. Picture: NCA NewsWire

Mr and Ms Stevens also spoke about their thoughts on forgiving the man who killed their son.

“Being a mum of an 18-year-old, they’re not that smart,” Ms Stevens said.

A promotional advertisement for the interview has been released on social media, showing Mr Stevens reading a tribute he penned to his son shortly after his death, describing Charlie as “a loveable ratbag” and a “force of nature”.

It also speaks of “turning tragedy into hope”.

The interview will be broadcast on Sunday evening.