An Oakland County judge denied bond on Thursday for a 34-year-old Farmington Hills man accused of killing his elderly grandmother inside the home they shared.
Zeff Nikollbibaj appeared via video from the Oakland County Jail for his arraignment on charges of first-degree murder and felony firearm. Judge Marla Parker entered a plea of not guilty on Nikollbibaj’s behalf, ordering him held without bail. If found guilty of first-degree murder, Nikollbibaj faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. The firearm charge carries a mandatory, consecutive two-year sentence.
The charges stem from a June 30 incident at the residence where Nikollbibaj lived with his 78-year-old grandmother, Ana Nikollbibaj.
First responders arrived at the home to find the victim unconscious on her bedroom floor, suffering from severe lacerations and head trauma. Emergency medical technicians treated her at the scene before transport to a local hospital, where she later died from her injuries.
Investigators recovered a spent shell casing near the victim’s body, and medical examiners later recovered a bullet during her autopsy. Authorities allege that Nikollbibaj shot his grandmother before beating her to death with a metal pry bar.
The suspect’s brother, who is also the victim’s grandson, was inside the residence when the attack occurred but did not sustain injuries. Following the incident, Farmington Hills police allege that Nikollbibaj barricaded himself inside a bedroom before officers successfully took him into custody.
Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald released a statement following the arraignment addressing the domestic nature of the crime.
“Ana Nikollbibaj’s murder is especially shocking because the alleged killer is her grandson,” McDonald said. “Sadly, this is a reminder that domestic violence takes many forms. While nothing we do will bring Ana back, we will work to hold her killer accountable.”
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