Lida Shape, of Trumbull, had just turned 70 years old, with family throwing a party to celebrate over the weekend.

Now, they’re forced to plan Shape’s funeral after her former son-in-law is accused of brutally beating her with a baseball bat outside her apartment complex in Trumbull Monday afternoon.

Ylli Shtopaku, 45, of Norwalk, had no reaction as he was arraigned on a murder charge in Bridgeport Superior Court Tuesday. The police report for his arrest details a savage and planned attack on his ex-wife’s mother, which police say he confessed to.

“The deceased is survived by two daughters. They themselves both have children. The entire family is devastated. Their mother was their everything, and now she's gone. It's horrible,” said attorney Frank Riccio, who represents Shape’s family and attended Shtopaku’s court appearance.

According to the police report, security cameras captured Shtopaku repeatedly hit Shape with a baseball bat for 92 seconds outside the clubhouse at Ten Trumbull, a luxury apartment complex on Oakview Drive where Shape lived, along with Shtopaku's ex-wife and the former couple’s two kids.

“Across the street is an assisted living community,” resident Christina Rosica told News 12 on Monday as police tape crisscrossed part of the parking lot. “This area has felt very safe the whole time I've lived here, and we have a gated community, so you just don't ever think something like this could happen and in broad daylight.”

Police responded to the complex after several 911 calls started came in at 12:32 p.m. reporting the attack. When officers arrived, they found Shape “lying on her back, viciously beaten and gasping for air,” on the ground between the clubhouse and mailboxes, the police report said. They also found a black baseball bat beside her.

Shtopaku was still on scene and detained after a neighbor pointed him out to police, according to the report. Police said Shtopaku spontaneously uttered, “eh, she tried to kill me for all my life, so, I did it today.”

“There's nothing to be said other than this is a cold-blooded murder with a baseball bat against a 70-year-old woman,” Riccio told News 12.

Police said Shtopaku waived his rights and voluntarily spoke with investigators following his arrest. According to the report, he told them he was at the food court in the Trumbull Mall when he spotted his former mother-in-law with an out-of-state relative. He then confessed to following the women back to Shape’s apartment complex where an Uber dropped them in front of the clubhouse, the report said.

Shtopaku admitted he tried to confront Shape, and when both women kept walking, he grabbed a bat from the trunk of his car and went after his ex-mother-in-law, according to the report. He told police, “he blames his ex-mother-in-law for his divorce, losing his house in Monroe and the fact that he currently does not have money,” the report stated.

Court records show Shtopaku and his wife had their divorce finalized nearly four years ago.

Shtopaku has no prior criminal history, but the heinous allegations led to the prosecution to push for bond to remain at $3 million.

“I do think the report somewhat speaks for itself and demonstrates better than I ever could the brutality of this incident as well as the strength of the state's case with respect to it,” Assistant State’s Attorney Stephen Lojo said.

Riccio requested bond be increased due to the fear of the surviving family members.

Judge Elizabeth Reid kept bond at $3 million, but said if Shtopaku can post it, he’ll be subject to electronic monitoring and house arrest. Reid also noted that Shtopaku had been on suicide watch and asked that continue.

Shtopaku is due back in court on Friday, May 2. Riccio said he intends to request protective orders for the surviving family members at that time.

“The victim’s family has a lot of community support,” Riccio told News 12. “They're going to need it at this point in time. That's for sure.”