The father of a woman mysteriously shot in the back while helping a friend move home has pleaded for an end to speculation about his daughter’s condition and the need for space at a ‘dangerous time in her healing’.
Linley Anne Anyos, 33, remains in a critical condition at Gold Coast University Hospital, four days after she was shot while sitting in a blue Volkswagen Jetta outside a Tallebudgera home, on the Gold Coast at around midday Wednesday.
Her father Brian Anyos took to social media late Saturday night to address ongoing rumours that his daughter had died in hospital.
As you have heard Linley – Ling Ling or whatever you may know her as, has undergone a life changing situation and while some people might be promoting and commiserating her death, that is simply not true,’ Mr Anyos wrote.
‘Linley is in a very bad way, but is Linley one of the toughest people we all know and as such is fighting like a beast.’
Mr Anyos also thanked well-wishers while pleading for space and privacy as he and his family keep a bedside vigil.
‘We need you all to respect that Linley is in a very dangerous stage of her healing and needs time and space so the amazing medical team that is working with Linley can do their jobs,’ he wrote.
‘Amy (his wife) and I are absolutely heartbroken as I assume many of you are, and while we would love you all to flood Linley with love and wishes, you need to do that on here for now.
Linley Anne Anyos, 33, (pictured) remains in a critical condition in a Gold Coast hospital
‘Please share this message with everyone you like, and when the time comes for Linley to receive visitors we will let you know.’
Mr Anyos said this period is ‘friggin tough’ on him, his wife and Linley’s two younger siblings.
‘We will keep updating you as we know more,’ he said.
‘And anything that needs to be done to support Linley will be set up by us for you to help where you can.’
Police believe Ms Anyos was shot from the backseat of the car, possibly by a man known to her.
The search for the suspected gunman and weapon was ongoing on Sunday night.
Mr Anyos (pictured) was shot while sitting in a car outside a home in Tallebudgera on Wednesday
Detectives have not ruled out the possibility the shooting was an accident.
It comes after Daily Mail Australia revealed Ms Anyos served time in jail for a string of criminal offences and was due to appear in Southport Magistrates Court last Monday, just two days before the shooting on unknown charges.
She was arrested in August 2020, after a loaded gun was allegedly discovered in her car following a road rage incident in Carbrook in Brisbane’s south.
She was initially charged with a string of offences including endangering the safety of a person in a vehicle with intent, possessing a Schedule 1 dangerous drug in a quantity exceeding Schedule 3, possessing a Category D/H/R loaded short firearm in public, and breach of bail.
Police believe the gunshot was fired from the backseat of the car, possibly by a man known to Ms Anyos
No arrests or charges have been laid and the firearm used is yet to be located by police
Prior to the incident, she was charged with supplying cocaine, the Courier Mail reported at the time.
A victim statement claimed they were ‘bumped (by a vehicle) with no headlights on’, a gun was discharged and Ms Anyos had exited a vehicle while holding a bat.
However, both the involvement of a bat and discharge of a gun were later refuted.
It was also later proven Ms Anyos was not behind the wheel of the car.
Ms Anyos was again arrested in January 2023 after she allegedly threw a syringe filled with GHB into a bush while fleeing police.
Her lawyer, Lisa Searing, told the court that after a difficult childhood, Ms Anyos had fallen in with the wrong crowd but was determined to turn her life around with an apprenticeship starting later that year.
‘Her grandparents adore her, her family adores her, but she’s had some issues,’ Ms Searing said, News Corp reported.
‘That’s led to her using drugs and mixing with mainly the wrong men, who have unfortunately had quite a negative impact on probably the last five years of her life.
Linley Anyos’s troubled past emerged as she remains on life support in hospital
‘She is normally someone who is held in high regard.’
Ms Anyos was sentenced to three months’ jail after she pleaded guilty to one count each of possessing dangerous drugs and and failing to appear.
Daily Mail Australia also revealed that she shared the same network of friends as Chloe Jade Mason, 23, who was allegedly gunned down outside a home at Caboolture on the Sunshine Coast on December 22.
Police and forensic officers remained at the crime scene on Thursday.
It’s understood Ms Anyos was among a group of people helping someone move out of the home at the time.
‘My understanding is the car’s been parked in the same location for a couple of hours,’ Detective Inspector Mark Mooney told reporters last week.
At least 10 people have assisted police with their inquiries into the shooting. Pictured are police at the scene on Thursday
‘We’ve engaged the homicide squad because the victim’s injuries are critical and we don’t know at this point in time whether she will survive or not.’
Prior to the shooting, dozens of people had attended the home to pick up free furniture advertised on Facebook Marketplace.
At least 10 people assisted police with their inquiries on Wednesday.
‘Everyone’s been very compliant this point in time,’ Detective Inspector Mooney said.
‘There are eight to 10 people that have gone back to one of our stations to provide statements.
‘We’re also chasing people that were here prior to that, people that may have seen something or heard something or spoke to certain individuals while they were here, or had video or CCTV cameras.’
It’s understood another person was inside the Volkswagen Jetta at the time of the shooting.
Ms Anyos (pictured) was again arrested in January 2023 after allegedly throwing a drug-filled syringe into a bush while fleeing from police
Police urged any witnesses who left the scene prior to officers’ arrival to come forward
‘It would appear that the victim has been sitting in the passenger seat of the vehicle and has been shot through the seat,’ Inspector Mooney said.
‘My understanding is the car’s been parked in the same location for a couple of hours.
‘She arrived on scene with a couple of our witnesses who were assisting (people) move out.’
Police urged any witnesses who left the scene prior to officers’ arrival to come forward.
‘We’d like to speak to anyone that was present to give us any information that we don’t yet have,’ Inspector Mooney said.
‘It’s going to be a complex investigation.’
He stressed there was no ongoing threat to the public.
Anyone with information, CTTV/dashcam footage or who visited the property in recent days is urged to contact police or Crime Stoppers.
