A man who shot himself on New Year’s Eve after allegedly killing his daughter and her husband could soon be well enough to be charged.
Lindita Musai had been trying to start a new life away from her father when she was cut down in a hail of bullets alongside her new husband Veton on New Year’s Eve.
Osman Shaptafaj, 55, remains critically ill in The Alfred hospital in Melbourne, but his condition has now been classed as stable.
Daily Mail Australia has been told police remain hopeful Shaptafaj will survive the self-inflicted wounds so that he can face murder charges.
Osman Shaptafaj in a post from Facebook. He is said to have been estranged from his family when he is accused of gunning down his own daughter
The Albanian Australian Islamic Society mosque in Carlton North on Saturday. Thousands lined the street to pay their respects to the deceased couple
The couple married about a year ago but were dating for at least five years
Ms Musai’s father lived just 5km from the couple but was estranged from her and her mother amid accusations of turmoil within the family.
He was found soon after the attack a block away with gunshot wounds to his head.
Daily Mail Australia can reveal the accused gun man had lived a relatively legitimate life in Victoria with only two recorded offences listed against his name.
In 2004 he was fined $700 and had his licence suspended for a month after pleading guilty to careless driving and drink driving.
Retired Magistrate Charlie Rozencwajg heard Shaptafaj had been picked-up with a blood alcohol level of 0.06 – just over the .05 legal limit in Victoria.
He showed mercy to Shaptafak, releasing him without recording a conviction.
But Daily Mail Australia has been told all was not well in the Shaptafaj household.
A family member, who wished to remain anonymous, said Mrs Musai had endured a ‘difficult’ upbringing.
Osman Shaptafaj has been accused killing his daughter and her husband before turning the gun on himself
Veton Musai, 29, succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday, a day after his wife Lindita
Osman Shaptafaj in another Facebook rant. He remains in hospital in a critical, but stable condition after shooting himself twice in the head
He claimed Mrs Masai’s mother had separated from Shaptafaj about eight years ago after spending time in hospital.
‘I’ll just say it was nothing to do with his backgound or his beliefs, as he has no beliefs,’ the man said of the attack.
He claimed the alleged killer’s daughter had bravely turned him away to begin a peaceful life with her new husband, who succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday.
‘It’s really making me sick … to be honest with you. Lindita and Veton were perfect, absolutely perfect,’ he said.
The relative said Lindita’s mother had done her best to live in the unhappy household, but found the courage to leave after a stint in hospital.
‘She was trying to keep the peace, to the point of leaving him, the house, the car and money not to put (him) on edge,’ he said.
The pair were allegedly attacked in their home in Yarraville, western Melbourne about 10.30am on Tuesday last week.
Osman Shaptafaj remains in a critical condition in hospital after allegedly turning a gun on himself. He is accused of shooting dead his own daughter and son-in-law in a shocking New Year’s Eve attack
The couple were found on the front porch of their house with gunshot wounds to their upper bodies
Hundreds of mourners gathered to farewell the couple at the Albanian Australian Islamic Society mosque in Carlton North on Saturday.
They packed the mosque to pray and to listen to short eulogies given during the hour-long service.
About three thousand more stood outside the mosque on the street to pay their respects.
Mrs Musai became the 266th Australian to be killed in 2019 – the last in Victoria – and the 72nd woman lost to violence last year.
Mr Musai’s brother Drilon paid tribute to the couple on Facebook on Sunday, expressing anger at their tragic deaths.
‘Finally, hate killed beauty, a devil killed love! The Angels were shot smiling, That the monster didn’t sleep!’ he wrote.
‘Veton, I am broken without you, The family is broken without you, but the memories we have of you will hold us together forever and help soothe these wounds.
‘To everyone out there. Please remember Veton and Lindita for who they were, their love, their passion and their otherworldly presence, because to remember them for what happened is an injustice to love itself.’
Victoria Police are investigating a family dispute as the motive behind the chilling attack ahead of the New Year.
The couple reportedly had other guests at their home when the incident took place.
They were found on the front porch of their house with gunshot wounds to their upper bodies.
A gun was found at the end of the street on public land. Investigators are now trying to piece together what drove the man to allegedly open fire.
The couple had wed earlier this year and were allegedly shot on the front porch of their house on Tuesday morning
Lindita Musai, 25, (pictured) was allegedly shot dead and her husband Veto Musai, 29, critically injured on Tuesday morning in a hail of bullets at their western Melbourne home
A 55-year-old man was rushed to hospital after allegedly shooting himself twice (pictured)
A witness told Channel 7 in Melbourne he had seen a man come out of a bush and shoot himself in the head, fall to the ground, then get up again and shoot himself again.
Mr Musai’s cousin shared his grief on Facebook after the 29-year-old died in hospital 30 houra after he was shot.
‘I don’t know how to put the words together.. Allah knows best why things happen the way they do,’ he started, before adding he ‘can’t even begin to explain’ how he’s feeling.
‘The only thing keeping us strong is belief in God.
‘May Allah bring the two gorgeous souls together again in Jannah.’
The young couple had only been married a year, but had been a couple for at least five. Friends described their wedding as one of the ‘best they’d ever been to’.
‘Such a lovely couple, such a lovely family… One of the best weddings I’ve been to in Australia,’ a friend of the family wrote on Facebook.
Mrs Musai was employed as a receptionist for real estate firm Colliers International in Melbourne’s CBD while her husband worked at a nearby bank.