Young mum, 23, allegedly gunned down at her home is pictured - as her devastated mum sends a heartbreaking final message

By KARLEIGH SMITH, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 02:50, 29 June 2026 | Updated: 02:58, 29 June 2026 The woman shot dead by a man known to her in an alleged domestic violence murder on Queensland's Gold Coast has been identified as a 23-year-old mother of a toddler. Mallorie Roberts was allegedly gunned down in an apartment on Loder Street in Biggera Waters around 8pm on Sunday. The alleged killer will face Southport Magistrates Court on Monday charged with one count each of murder (domestic violence) and unlawful possession of category H weapon used to commit indictable offence (domestic violence). Ms Roberts was mother to a young son named Tyson, aged 2, but the Daily Mail understands he was not at the address when his mum died. Just hours after the fatal incident, Ms Roberts' devastated mum Felicity posted a gut-wrenching message to her daughter on Facebook. 'I love you I want to hold you and not let you go my beautiful sweetheart my beautiful daughter,' she wrote. 'I love and adore everything about you, you are so precious. I can’t let you go please please please please. My beautiful daughter.' On Monday, Ms Roberts' neighbours said they were reeling from the incident. Mallorie Roberts, 23, was allegedly shot dead at her home in Loder Street on the Gold Coast on Sunday Police remained at the devastating scene on Monday morning  Mallorie Roberts leaves behind a toddler-aged son called Tyson One local source said he had spoken to Ms Roberts' father recently to warn him about a series of disturbances at her apartment. 'Her father told me she just needs to get the "riff-raff" out of her life,' said one neighbour. A GoFundMe has been launched by Ms Roberts' friend Haylee Harris to help cover funeral expenses and support her son. 'Like so many others, I am heartbroken by the devastating loss of such a beautiful young mum,' wrote Ms Harris. 'Our hearts are shattered following the tragic loss of our beautiful Mallorie, whose life was taken far too soon in a devastating act of [alleged] domestic violence. 'Mallorie leaves behind her precious son, Tyson, a loving sister, and a family whose lives have been changed forever. She was deeply loved and will be remembered for her beautiful heart, kind spirit, and the love she had for those around her.' Ms Roberts' neighbour Sharon Burgess told the Gold Coast Bulletin she heard a commotion about 8pm and a man came outside the unit saying he needed an ambulance. 'I told him "I'll help her mate, don’t worry",' she said. Mallorie Roberts' devastated close friend said she was deeply loved by her family Men's shoes and a gold vape were pictured at the crime scene on Monday morning Neighbours within the quiet apartment complex were shocked by the incident Mallorie Roberts' mum said she wanted to 'hold her and not let her go' Ms Burgess called triple-0 and was instructed by emergency operators how to perform CPR on the young woman until paramedics arrived. Ms Roberts, who lived at the address for about a year, died at the scene.  No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.