'Unguided missile': Fatal crash doctor learns sentence

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An enraged and heavily intoxicated doctor who killed a young woman in a high-speed crash will serve at least eight years behind bars.
Perth obstetrician Rhys Henry Stone Bellinge, 46, pleaded guilty to unlawfully killing Elizabeth Pearce, 24, while driving his supercharged Jaguar in Perth’s leafy riverside suburb of Dalkeith in February 2025.
He was sentenced in the Western Australian Supreme Court today to 10 years and six months imprisonment, with parole eligibility after serving eight years and six months.
Perth obstetrician Rhys Henry Stone Bellinge, 46, pleaded guilty to unlawfully killing Elizabeth Pearce, 24, while driving his supercharged Jaguar in Perth’s leafy riverside suburb of Dalkeith in February 2025.
(9News)

Following the split from his wife, his behavior took a turn, becoming increasingly unusual and marked by signs of depression.

Before the accident, he had consumed rum, which investigators later discovered in his vehicle, as detailed by Grace in a medical report highlighting Bellinge’s issues with alcohol consumption.

With his medical license currently suspended, Bellinge confessed to driving recklessly, exceeding the speed limit by 45 km/h, and engaging in dangerous driving in the period leading up to the tragic accident that claimed Pearce’s life.

On Tuesday, he received a five-year suspension from obtaining a driver’s license in Western Australia.

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