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Judge tells Trumbull murder suspect to not contact victim's family or his sons

Ylli Shtopaku is accused of fatally beating his former mother-in-law with a baseball bat in Trumbull.

Jack Walsh

May 2, 2025, 12:25 PM

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A judge ruled today that a Norwalk man accused of killing his former mother-in-law cannot have contact with the victim's family - including his two sons.

Trumbull police say Ylli Shtopaku attacked 70-year-old Lida Shape outside of her apartment complex and later confessed to the crime in a police interview.

Shtopaku is charged with murder in Shape's death.

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