FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The man accused of killing his 78-year-old grandmother at the home they shared in Farmington Hills was arraigned on first degree murder and felony firearm charges on Thursday.
Zeff Nikollbibaj, 34, was denied bond by 47th District Court Judge Marla E. Parker at the 2 p.m. hearing, despite his attorney‘s request for a high-cash bond and gps tether.
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Though according to his attorney, Nikollbibaj has no prior history of assault convictions, Parker disagreed, stating that “there is not any [bond] condition that this court could impose that would address the issue of protection of the public.”
Prosecutors allege that Niollbibaj killed his grandmother, Ana Nikollbibaj on Tuesday by shooting her in the head and bludgeoning her with a metal pry bar. Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald called the murder “especially shocking.”
“Sadly, this is a reminder that domestic violence takes many forms,” she said. “While nothing we do will bring Ana back, we will work to hold her killer accountable.”
Police responded to the home on Middlebelt Road near Northwestern Highway around 7:40 a.m. to find Ana unconscious on her bedroom floor with severe head trauma and lacerations. A spent firearm shell was also found near her body, according to police. She was transported to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead, and a bullet was later recovered during her medical examination.
Police say three people were inside the home at the time: the grandmother, the suspect, and another grandson, who was not injured.
Records show a petition was filed over three years ago in Macomb County seeking court-ordered mental health treatment for Zeff Niollbibaj.
Some neighbors told Local 4 they were shocked and “blown away” by the news, while others seemed less surprised.
Others told Local 4 that police had been called to the home before for issues including fighting, but not specifically for the suspect. Neighbors only described the suspect as “quiet.”
Investigators have not said what led to the violence and said the suspect has not offered many answers so far.
Niollbibaj is due back in court for a preliminary hearing at 9 a.m. on July 10. First degree murder is punishable to up to life in prison.