Belinda Lee Baskerville sentenced to jail after pleading guilty to wounding, grievous bodily harm

A 38-year-old nurse who fought alongside her children at a notorious party precinct has been sentenced for stabbing two teenagers, leaving one with a collapsed lung.

A mother of seven has been sentenced to more than five years prison for stabbing two teens during an early morning fracas in Surfers Paradise.

Belinda Lee Baskerville, 38, told family members she loved them and to keep their heads up as she was taken into custody.

The former Gold Coast University Hospital nurse pleaded guilty to wounding and grievous bodily harm after a violent melee about 2.40am on September 4, 2020, that left one 17-year-old boy with a collapsed lung.

Belinda Lee Baskerville a now 38-year-old woman who stabbed two teenage boys.

The Southport District Court was on Thursday told the two 17-year-old victims were visiting the Coast and became involved in a series of altercations with another group, which included Baskerville and two of her sons.

The violence came to a head when one of Baskerville’s sons pulled out a box-cutter blade. One victim said “drop the knife and have a crack”, the court was told.

After a verbal altercation, a fight broke out and members of both groups rushed over to join the melee.

As her sons fought the two teenage boys, Baskerville stabbed one to the right side.

She stabbed at the other teen three times, hitting him twice to the upper back. He was rushed to hospital and found to have suffered a collapsed lung.

Judge Deborah Holliday said the violence was “completely unacceptable” and she “should have known better.”

Baskerville with a Snapchat filter on.

The court heard Baskerville told a psychologist she was on a family holiday on the night of the fight and had been out drinking and taking drugs.

Baskerville said she became aware that there was a “conflict” between her two sons and a group of people and went to find them to get them back to the hotel safely. She said she was highly protective of her children.

“It’s evident that from the CCTV footage that there were many other means that you could have utilised to get your sons home safely,” Judge Holliday said.

“Instead it was you that introduced the weapon to this fight and inflicted the injuries on your complainants.”

Defence barrister James McNab, instructed by Hannay Lawyers, told the court Baskerville’s life had spiralled into alcohol and drug use in the lead up to the violent episode, after discovering her long-time partner’s affair with a close friend.

The court was told she was a victim of domestic violence and still struggling with the death of her 18-month-old child by drowning.

The death motivated her to become a nurse.

The court heard she had stopped drinking and taking drugs and was seeking help from a counsellor.

Baskerville was sentenced to five-and-a-half years’ jail and will be eligible for parole on August 8, 2023 – less than 20 months in prison.

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